The New York Islanders are 5-1 in their last six games, sitting at third place in the Metropolitan Division. On Thursday, they seemingly avoided the worst-case scenario with Bo Horvat's injury scare . But even with injuries piling up, they still have a surplus of forwards. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman says that the Islanders have been called with trade interest in Maxim Tsyplakov.

“Some other names to keep an eye on as they fight for lineup time: Maxim Tsyplakov (Islanders) and Matias Maccelli (Toronto),” Friedman reported. “I’m surprised at Tsyplakov, I think there’s a good player there. He had a strong NHL debut in 2024-25, but struggled to start this year and was squeezed out of the now-deeper Long Island lineup. Thankfully, Patrick Roy said Bo Horvat’s injury isn’t serious, so

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