Anthony Duclair is expected to play against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The New York Islanders are expected to have Anthony Duclair back in their lineup against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night at 7:30 PM.
So, the question is, what decision will the Islanders make to become salary cap and roster compliant?
The easy answer is to send goalie Semyon Varlamov ($2.75M) and defenseman Mike Reilly ($1.25M) from injured reserve to long-term injured reserve retroactively to the date of their injuries, which would fix the cap situation (creating $4 million).
But the Islanders would also need to create a roster spot, so it's likely that forward Pierre Engvall, who cleared waivers on Saturday, will be sent to Bridgeport of the American Hockey League despite having a strong showing in their 5-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.