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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "On Sunday, an off-day for the team after their 4-3 nine-round shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens, the Islanders placed forward Julien Gauthier on waivers." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Let's start with the positive news. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Duclair missing any amount of time isn't a positive, but Gauthier's placement on waivers likely means that the top-line forward will not be heading to the Long-Term Injured Reserve. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "For those that don't know, when a player gets hurt, teams have three options:" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Day-To-Day: The player is dealing with a minor injury but can practice and play if ready. ", "Injured Reserve: The player must miss the next seven days after the date of injury, and their contract counts against the salary cap, but the move opens up a roster spot. ", "Long-Term Injured Reserve: The player must miss 10 games AND 24 days, but his contract does not count against the salary cap, and a roster spot opens up." ] } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "But if the Islanders are going to call up a forward, why are they waiving Gauthier?" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Good question." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEwMTMxMTkxNzQxODE4MjM0/usatsi_24492104.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Gauthier didn't show much in his first crack in the lineup on Saturday, playing just 7:42 minutes with two hits after Wahlstrom started the previous four games on the fourth line. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Despite a small sample size, the Islanders clearly think someone else in Bridgeport can help fill a hole." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "That doesn't mean that call-up will fill the top-line left-wing spot—they won't—but if someone is moving up in the lineup, then the call-up may fill the role that player leaves behind. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Forward Hudson Fasching, who is in the second and final year of his deal worth $775,000 annually, was held out of the Bridgeport Islanders lineup on Sunday, so he will likely be the call-up." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEwMTMxMjA2Nzc0MjAzODcw/usatsi_24316030-1.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "But there's another caveat to all of this, and that's cap accrual." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Swapping Gauthier ($787,500) and Fasching ($775,000) actually gives the Islanders more cap space, $12,500 more, which adds a little more to the cap accrual bank." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In simplest terms, the more cap space a team has during the season, the more they can bring on at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "A player on waivers counts against the cap until he clears, a 24-hour timeframe." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "By Monday at 2 PM, if not earlier, we'll know who was recalled. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The biggest thing to remember is that Duclair is not on LTIR, which means his scary-looking injury may not be as bad as people think." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Also, keep in mind that the Islanders haven't announced anything, and Duclair can still end up on IR or LTIR, retroactive to Oct. 19." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "If he is placed on IR, he will have to miss three games but can return against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, Oct. 29." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "If he lands on LTIR, he will have to miss 10 games and 24 days, meaning he can return on Nov. 14 against the Vancouver Canucks. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Time will tell..." } } ] }

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