Some personnel combinations will still change. But the lineup the Islanders dressed for Monday night’s penultimate preseason game against the Rangers at UBS Arena featured almost all the players that will take the ice for season opener in Pittsburgh on Oct. 9.

“It’s really about trying to be as crisp as possible and establishing a line of communication where we’re building toward getting ourselves ready,” Kyle Palmieri said.

As such, having an NHL-ready lineup placed a significant emphasis on the Islanders raising their level of play, particularly from a sloppy 4-2 loss to visiting Devils on Friday night.

“What I really want to see is good execution,” coach Patrick Roy said. “Execution is a big part of games. I want to make sure we’ve got good tape-to-tape passes. More importantly, I wa

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