When thinking of the New York Islanders fourth line, some words like gritty, effective, hard-working, and physical come to mind. That’s how the Isles head coach, Barry Trotz sees it anyway.
For a majority of the offseason, the Isles didn’t really have a clear cut third-line center, and the thought by many was to bump Casey Cizikas up a line. He was coming off a 20 goal season surely he could handle the responsibility as a third-line center.
The Islanders declined that option by signing Derrick Brassard. The Martin – Cizikas – Clutterbuck line will stick together for the second year in a row after re-acquiring Matt Martin.