Derick Brassard's stay with the Panthers in 2018-19 lasted just 10 games as he played for three teams. Still, he knows first-hand how dangerous the Islanders’ opponent in their best-of-five qualifying series can be.
“They’re high-end guys,” the Islanders forward said. “[Aleksander] Barkov can play in any situation and [Jonathan] Huberdeau is coming on. He’s a really high-end, skilled guy with really good hockey sense. It’s the same thing for [defenseman Aaron] Ekblad. They added a lot of key guys in the summer, [goalie Sergei] Bobrovsky and [Brett] Connolly and [Brian] Boyle to give them more depth. We’re aware it’s going to be a tough series and we’re looking forward to it.