We'll know after today's skate, but things increasingly point to Travis Hamonic making it back from injury for the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, and quite possibly even Game 1.
Newsday and the official team site had details and quotes on the comeback attempt by Hamonic, who skated with his regular partner Calvin de Haan at Tuesday's practice.
But other storylines emerged from Tuesday too, namely some line combos that indicate change in the Isles' approach on multiple fronts.
We'll start with the center position, one of depth for the Isles even with Mikhail Grabovski out of the lineup:
- Frans Nielsen, their top defensive center, lineup at wing with John Tavares and Kyle Okposo.