Aho is back on the ice for morning skate, Barzal is not
My eyes at #Isles practice @DenisGorman reports Sebastian Aho is on the ice and there's no sign of Mathew Barzal.
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) March 31, 2023
by ArchieInABunker
@New York Islanders
3 Comments
We need Aho back, Bolduc hasn’t looked NHL-ready (let alone for the playoffs)
I’ve already accepted that Barzal is out for the rest of the season, barring a really deep playoff run
The third-pairing has been trash without Aho. Not that Dobson has looked bad, but he’s a much better player when someone reliable on D and active in transition is on his left side. Aho was the team’s best full-time D by xGF% before he went down and his loss has been apparent