The New York Islanders took the ice for practice on Wednesday. See below for lines, news and notes.
LINES
Jonathan Drouin - Bo Horvat - Emil Heineman
Anthony Duclair - Mathew Barzal - Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee - JG Pageau - Max Shabanov
Kyle MacLean - Casey Cizikas - Simon Holmstrom
Max Tsyplakov - Marc Gatcomb
Matthew Schaefer - Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech - Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov - Tony DeAngelo
Adam Boqvist
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
MACLEAN IN FOR TSYPLAKOV
MacLean practiced on a line with Cizikas and Holmstrom in practice, while Tsyplakov skated as an extra with Gatcomb. MacLean is expected to make his season debut against the Edmonton Oilers on Thurdsay.
The 26-year-old forward totalled 11 points (4G, 7A) in 81 games last season.
"Sometimes you make a change to make a change," Head Coach Patrick Roy said. "Kyle hasn't played yet this year, we feel like it's time for him to play. I think he's going to bring energy to the lineup, speed to the lineup, so sometimes you're looking for [that]."
MacLean is looking forward to making his season debut, marking the start of his third season with the Isles.
"We're looking forward to Thursday here, it's a big one at home," MacLean said. "We've got some things accomplished in practice today."
