Newsday · Dec 2, 2021
Isles notes: Top-six defensemen, Zdeno Chara skates
Defensemen Thomas Hickey and Paul LaDue and forward Richard Panik were reassigned to the Islanders’ AHL affiliate in Bridgeport on Thursday as the parent team continues to recover from its COVID-19 outbreak.
That meant rookie defensemen Robin Salo and Grant Hutton remained on the roster, and that Salo and Sebastian Aho remained among the team’s top six for Thursday night’s game against the Sharks at UBS Arena.
Defensemen Adam Pelech and Andy Greene returned to the lineup from COVID-19 protocol, but Ryan Pulock (lower body) remains on long-term injured reserve.
Forward Kieffer Bellows also was cleared from COVID-19 protocol.