PITTSBURGH — Pierre Engvall’s integration into the Islanders has not gone as smoothly as Bo Horvat’s did a month ago. Engvall, acquired ahead of the trade deadline from the Maple Leafs at the cost …
Over his first two games with the Islanders, though, Engvall’s impact there has been largely minimal.
“I think it’s just, try and take in as much as you can,” Engvall said. “But at the same time, you just gotta play your game. Don’t worry too much about it, just go out there and have fun. Do as best as you can.”At the moment at least, the Islanders need more from him as they work through a series of injuries.“That’s what you gotta do,” he said. “Just gotta go out there and play as best you can. You can’t go out there and think about exactly how we’re gonna play. That’s gotta take care of itself.
Cal Clutterbuck and Jean-Gabriel Pageau both skated with the team Thursday morning, though neither played against the Penguins.It was Clutterbuck’s first time skating with the team since he left a game against the Sabres on Jan. 19 and Pageau’s second since he got hurt against the Canadiens on Feb. 11.
“It’s always good when you see these guys starting to practice with us,” Casey Cizikas said. “I’ve been in that position before. It’s not fun skating by yourself. You kind of feel apart from the team. When you get out on the ice with the rest of the guys, that feeling, that itch, that anticipation of getting back out there, it pushes you even more.”
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