Roy sitting Islanders' Barzal over late arrival

New York Islanders prima Mathew Barzal volition not play astatine the Carolina Hurricanes connected Thursday nighttime for disciplinary reasons, manager Patrick Roy announced.

Roy said Barzal was precocious to the rink successful Raleigh, North Carolina, connected Thursday morning. He said the halfway volition beryllium backmost successful the lineup for Friday night's crippled astatine the Washington Capitals.

"That's the civilization of our team. We made the determination to not play him tonight," Roy said. "Barzy doesn't consciousness bully astir it, but you respect the decision. He understands it. He was truly bully astir it."

Barzal had been slotted to play with wingers Anthony Duclair and Kyle Palmieri. Rookie guardant Cal Ritchie, acquired from the Colorado Avalanche past play successful a commercialized for Brock Nelson, is expected to marque his Islanders debut with Barzal out.

Roy told Barzal that helium had been disciplined for the aforesaid contented portion playing for the Avalanche during his Hall of Fame NHL career.

"It's not a large woody here. It happens. We cognize that," Roy said. "No 1 present is huffy astatine Barzy. It's conscionable the civilization we enactment successful place. We're a team. We instrumentality together. Compassion is simply a precise important thing."

Barzal, 28, is successful the 3rd play of an eight-year, $73.2 cardinal declaration hold helium signed successful 2022. He has 2 goals and six assists successful 9 games this play and 470 points successful 539 vocation games implicit 10 seasons with the Islanders, who drafted him 16th wide successful 2015.

The Islanders are disconnected to a 4-4-1 commencement nether Roy, who is successful his 3rd play arsenic their coach.