Ross Johnston wears a Ducks jersey now, his third season doing so, and Matt Martin , in his first season as a former player, comes to games in a suit as a special assistant to Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche.

Their staggered departures have left the Islanders without a designated “tough guy.” Defenseman Scott Mayfield likely comes closest to filling that role.

But there’s no void, no concerns that another team will take liberties against the Islanders, particularly No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer . The Islanders have shown a selfless, by-committee approach to watching out for each other.

And that’s a trait almost all good teams have.

“I play hard hockey,” Mayfield said before the Islanders faced the Ducks on Thursday night at UBS Arena when it was suggested that he is

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