If Jean-Gabriel Pageau Can't Go For Islanders Raleigh, NC -- There was only one question mark regarding the New York Islanders [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/new-york-islanders-kyle-maclean-patrick-roy-bo-horvat-2024-stanley-cup-playoffs]' Game 1 lineup against the Carolina Hurricanes. Would centerman Jean-Gabriel Pageau play? "He's still day to day with a lower-body injury. We will know after warm-ups. He will be a game-time decision," Islanders head coach Patrick Roy said on Saturday morning. Pageau suffered a lower-body injury in the first period of their 5-4 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their regular-season finale game, which meant absolutely nothing. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA1ODc4Njg2MzcxNTU0Nzcw/usatsi_21820786-1.jpg] It was a bad blow, one that the Islanders and their fans hoped was something minor. But, when warmups came and went, Pageau was absent. TOP STORIES
