New York Islanders
Anthony Duclair will likely be taking a while away from the workforce.
“Clearly, you noticed that Anthony [Duclair] was not on the apply at present,” Islanders coach Patrick Roy mentioned. “This morning, Anthony and I had an excellent dialog, a really constructive one, and Anthony requested me to take a while off and replicate. So, clearly, I agreed to that, and we’ll give him on a regular basis that he wants.”
Following a 4-1 loss towards the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Roy mentioned he was not pleased with Duclair’s recreation after solely enjoying the ahead 12:quarter-hour.
“He was god-awful,” Roy mentioned. “He was god-awful. He had a foul recreation. That is why I did not play him loads. And he is fortunate to be within the lineup. Sorry if I lose it on him proper now, however that is how I really feel.”
After Duclair signed a four-year contract with the Islanders on July 1, reuniting with Roy, who was his junior coach with Quebec of the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League, the 29-year-old sustained a lower-body harm within the fifth recreation of the season. Duclair missed the following 28 video games and has struggled since returning with eight factors (5 objectives, three assists) in his previous 39 video games.
He was a wholesome scratch in a 4-0 loss on the New York Rangers on March 3.
“It will probably’t be straightforward. I’ve by no means had a groin harm, so I do not know what it is like, however everyone I talked to says it is one of many hardest issues to come back again from,” Islanders ahead Bo Horvat mentioned. “Clearly when you will have an harm like that it [stinks], and also you positively do not feel like your self, however he is positively put in work on and off the ice to attempt to get again to his stage. And he is positively going to get again there.”
Duclair has 11 factors (seven objectives, 4 assists) in 44 video games, averaging 15:03 of ice time per recreation.
The Islanders (32-32-10), who path the Montreal Canadiens by 5 factors for the second wild card within the Japanese Convention, host the Minnesota Wild on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNWIX, FDSNNO, MSGSN, SN360). — Stefen Rosner
