Ryan Pulock, still trying to catch his breath after Day 1 of Patrick Roy’s first training camp with the Islanders ended with a grueling endurance skating drill that even left the always-energetic Mathew Barzal sitting on the ice trying to recover, was discussing Matt Martin.

Patrick Roy started off his first Islanders training camp with a new trio on the top line and a throwback on the third.

The shrill sound of a whistle from Patrick Roy’s mouth has begun. He doesn’t even use a real whistle, mind you. All natural sound. Nevertheless, day one of the Islanders training camp is underway.

As the 2024-25 Islanders set to open training camp, make sure to keep an eye on prospects Calle Odelius, Danny Nelson, and William Dufour.

Training camp opens on Thursday. Here are five pressing questions before the Islanders open their regular season against Utah at UBS Arena on Oct. 10:

And, he said, being in the Islanders dressing room with the same group he’s played with for years felt mostly the same. But the circumstances around Martin’s training camp, where he is fighting to make the Islanders off a professional tryout contract,

Matt Martin is in unknown territory as he prepares for his 16th NHL season. The long-time fourth-liner and a core piece of the New York Islanders for the better part of the last decade and a half arrived to the first day of training camp without a contract — general manager