Overview
- Alexander Romanov was moved to injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 16 with an upper‑body injury, making him eligible to be activated as soon as transactions allow.
- General manager Mathieu Darche called the injury “nothing serious” and left long‑term injured reserve as an option, but the current status keeps a quicker return in play.
- Marc Gatcomb cleared waivers, opening a second roster spot and boosting available cap space from about $706,000 to roughly $1.6 million, according to PuckPedia.
- The Islanders recalled forward Matthew Highmore and defenseman Marshall Warren after Maxim Shabanov was ruled day to day with an upper‑body injury; neither dressed in Thursday’s win over Detroit.
- Pierre Engvall was placed on LTIR following ankle surgery that will sideline him 5–6 months, and Semyon Varlamov continues to progress in his knee rehabilitation without a firm return timeline.