ESPN.com · Dec 8, 2023
Islanders acquire Robert Bortuzzo in trade with Blues
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NEW YORK -- The New York Islanders acquired Robert Bortuzzo in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Friday that gives the Eastern Conference playoff contenders some much-needed size and depth on the blue line amid injuries.
The Islanders sent a seventh-round pick in the 2024 draft to the Blues for the veteran defenseman, who has only gotten into four games this season while mostly sitting out as a healthy scratch.
The addition of the 6-foot-4, 217-pound Bortuzzo was finalized after New York put defenseman Ryan Pulock on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Adam Pelech and Sebastian Aho are the other Islanders D-men on IR.