Opening* Roster for the 2021–22 New York Islanders Season.

Today at 5 p.m. EDT was the NHL deadline for season-opening 23-man rosters, which Lou Lamoriello must reportedly meet — eventually. Since the Isles didn’t make a formal announcement about it today, unlike many other teams and in line with their summertime routine, we have to rely on CapFriendly and the NHL media site to piece things together.

However, based on our analysis, we believe we have a list of 23 players that best maximize insurance for injured players (Matt Martin and Semyon Varlamov, who were both officially placed on injured reserve at the time of this initial posting).