The full extent of the damage to Anthony Duclair’s right leg is not yet fully known, but Islanders president/general manager Lou Lamoriello acknowledged on Monday it would be “more long term than short term at this point,” though not season ending for the top line left wing.

The Islanders have a hole on their top line and familiar issues elsewhere. What can they do to steady the ship?

The New York Islanders have been dealt a major blow as forward Anthony Duclair is sidelined indefinitely after suffering a significant leg injury in Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. General Manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed the news,

He now has to hit pause on his fresh start on Long Island after negotiating himself a four-year, $14M deal in free agency over the summer.

New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed Monday morning that forward Anthony Duclair is out long-term with an injury

It was a year ago, almost to the day, that Lane Lambert pulled the plug on an early season experiment that saw Simon Holmstrom skate on the top line with Bo Horvat and Mat Barzal. Lambert went back to that configuration a month later,

Anaheim Ducks forward Isac Lundeström (upper-body), defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (illness), and goaltender John Gibson (appendectomy) were on the ice yesterday.