The New York Islanders opened training camp on Thursday. The team received good news heading into camp, with Mathew Barzal being deemed good to go . Now, the Islanders received some negative news, as two players will be out with injury as the team prepares for the 2025-26 season.

The Islanders have announced forward Pierre Engvall and goaltender Semyon Varlamov will both miss time with injury. Engvall was injured late last season and had hip surgery over the summer . He is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. The team opens the season on October 9 on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This time frame places his availability for the first game of the year in doubt.

Varlamov played in just 10 games in 2024-25 before needing season-ending surgery in November. He has been skating on hi

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