With Marshall Warren Sent Down, What Comes Next For The Islanders?
The Islanders loaned Marshall Warren back to Bridgeport on Monday, triggering a new NHL rule that blocks an immediate recall. Here’s what the move means and what could come next.
On Monday, the New York Islanders announced that they had loaned defenseman Marshall Warren back to Bridgeport.
The 24-year-old had served as the seventh defenseman since Alexander Romanov went down with his season-ending injury against the Dallas Stars a week ago.
Warren played his first two NHL games earlier in the season when Romanov went down with an upper-body injury.
However, it was clear during head coach Patrick Roy’s pregame press conference before their 1-0 shootout win against the Seattle Kraken that Warren was up with the team in case he was needed.
“You don’t replace a player like [Romanov]. You hope that the guys coming in will fit in, and hopefully that Boqvist will play like he’s been playing. So, I mean, it’s an opportunity for him, and he needs to take advantage of it. We’ll see what Darche decides. But, I mean, we have Marshall [Warren] that played really well for us, and we’re comfortable to have him playing, if he has to.” — Patrick Roy
The “if he has to” part gave me the inkling that we could see Warren head back to Bridgeport.
Warren has been dominating in Bridgeport with nine points (two goals, seven assists) in 10 games under Rocky Thompson, recording two assists in his NHL debut.
Let’s dive into the cap implications, roster rules and what could be coming next for the Islanders.