The makeup of the lines with Cal Clutterbuck back in the mix is a lingering question for the Islanders.
Lane Lambert is not at all wrong to insist that the lineup issue with which he finds himself dealing is a luxury, nor are players in the room wrong to dismiss it with the wave of a hand because line shuffling is a matter of fact in the NHL. , though, is a lingering question for the Islanders as they go west for three games, starting Tuesday night against the Kings and continuing through Anaheim and San Jose.
As things stand — which is to say without Pageau or Mat Barzal — the Islanders do not know who should occupy Barzal’s spot to the right of Bo Horvat, nor how their bottom-six should be constructed, with the roles of Simon Holmstrom, Matt Martin, Hudson Fasching, Pierre Engvall, Josh Bailey and Clutterbuck all in flux as a result. Saturday’s 5-1 loss to WashingtonMartin, Cizikas and Fasching stayed together as a third line, while Engvall, Bailey and Clutterbuck were the fourth.
It’s true that Lambert has shuffled his lines regularly, and that the Isles have played with each other long enough that anyone can play with anyone.
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