{"id":38010,"date":"2018-11-15T12:33:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=38010"},"modified":"2018-11-15T12:33:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:33:34","slug":"new-york-islanders-place-three-players-on-injured-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/11\/15\/new-york-islanders-place-three-players-on-injured-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Islanders Place Three Players On Injured Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/islanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Islanders<\/a> have announced that wingers <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=martima02,martima01&amp;search=Matt+Martin&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Martin<\/a><\/strong> (Upper-Body) and\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/laddan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Ladd<\/a><\/strong>(Lower-Body) have been placed on IR along with center <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cizikca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casey Cizikas<\/a><\/strong> (Lower-Body).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Isles<\/a> Transactions: Casey Cizikas (2-3 weeks) &amp; Andrew Ladd (indefinitely) have been placed on IR (both lower body &amp; retroactive 11\/13). Matt Martin has also been placed on IR (upper body) retroactive 11\/1. Stephen Gionta &amp; Michael Dal Colle have been recalled from Bridgeport.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYIslanders\/status\/1063089830710644736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cizikca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casey Cizikas<\/a> Injured<\/h1>\n<p>Cizikas and Ladd were both injured in Tuesday&#8217;s game vs the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, Cizikas scored five goals and four assists for 9 points to go along with 10 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 47.2 % Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of 3.5 %.<\/p>\n<p>Cizikas\u00a0has spent his\u00a08-year career\u00a0playing for the New York Islanders. He has 49\u00a0goals and 84 assists for 133\u00a0career points in 429\u00a0career games. He was originally drafted by the New York Islanders in the fourth\u00a0round, 92nd\u00a0overall in the 2009\u00a0NHL draft.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Notably, These three players have notched a combined 25 points this season for the Islanders. For the Islanders, the loss of Cizikas is the biggest of the three players placed on IR. He is expected to be out for two, possibly three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, Cizikas has been the best face-off man for the Islanders this season. He is 56.6% on draws. Without him,\u00a0in the lineup, the Islanders will need to step up their face off game. The Islanders are currently 15th on the penalty kill this season. Also, they have also scored four short-handed goals this season.\u00a0 That is good enough for is second in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Martin who was acquired in a trade with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> hasn&#8217;t seen much time as he hasn&#8217;t played since November 1st due to a lower-body injury. Martin brings physicality to the Islanders and with only 11 games played this season he is second on the team with 42 hits. His presence on the blue line is a presence that the Islanders needed and his absence is notable in that regard.<\/p>\n<p>The Islanders do not have a timeline on Ladd. He is out indefinitely. This is a notable loss for the Islanders as he produced assists and scoring this season. In addition, Ladd is another big body for the Islanders but has seen a decrease in scoring over the past few games.<\/p>\n<p>In a corresponding move, the Islanders have recalled wingers<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/giontst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Gionta<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dalcomi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Dal Colle<\/a><\/strong> up from the AHL.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"6jxCVDV_QktFhGK2DBr2lw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1063125082\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6jxCVDV_QktFhGK2DBr2lw',sig:'r0Z-fbO8MTVCgbaFs8BYD4XPdqu64L4R1KHDb2pQIUk=',w:'594px',h:'402px',items:'1063125082',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Islanders have announced that wingers Matt Martin (Upper-Body) and\u00a0 Andrew Ladd(Lower-Body) have been placed on IR along with center Casey Cizikas (Lower-Body). #Isles Transactions: Casey Cizikas (2-3 weeks) &amp; Andrew Ladd (indefinitely) have been placed on IR (both lower body &amp; retroactive 11\/13). 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