Semyon Varlamov likely out with injury as Islanders call up Appleby
TEMPE, Ariz. The Islanders are right back to holding their collective breath about goaltending.
The Isles emergency-recalled Ken Appleby from AHL Bridgeport on Wednesday, a sign that Semyon Varlamov will not be available Thursday against the Coyotes after he left Tuesdays 5-4 loss to the Avalanche with an apparent injury 14:52 into the game.
Varlamov had already missed last Fridays victory over the Capitals, but the situation appeared behind the Islanders, so much so that coach Lane Lambert was asked Tuesday morning how happy he was to have escaped unscathed.
Clearly its very fortunate, he said. Varlamovs a big part of our goaltending tandem. With the way the game is played, the amount of travel and everything thats going on certainly here this month and even last month, having fresh goalies is key.
That may be a luxury the Islanders have to go without for as long as Varlamov is on the shelf.
Semyon Varlamov NHLI via Getty ImagesAppleby has just three games of NHL experience and those came all the way back in the 2017-18 season for the Devils.
The Islanders did not practice Wednesday and issued no update on Varlamovs injury.
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Lambert said after the game Tuesday he knew nothing about the nature of the issue.
The Islanders have been reticent to play the organizations third-string goalie when Varlamov has dealt with injury in the past, giving Cory Schneider a lone start on the second end of a back-to-back in April 2021 after they were already out of the playoff race.
Otherwise, they have ridden Ilya Sorokin in those situations.
It stands to reason they will do the same again this time, even as they have tried this season to avoid putting Sorokin through the same 62-game wringer he faced a year ago.
And, of course, if last years Vezina Trophy runner-up gets hurt, that would be nothing short of calamitous.
The Islanders placed Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve, citing a lower-body injury after he left the ice Tuesday without putting weight on his right leg following a hit into the wall from Colorados Samuel Girard.
Bortuzzo will miss a minimum of seven days before being eligible to return next Tuesday at home against Vancouver.
The Isles lost their first ever game at Arizonas Mullett Arena on Dec. 16 of last season after blowing an early two-goal lead.
The Coyotes this season appear much more competitive than the 70-point outfit of last year, coming into Thursday with a 19-15-2 record good for the second wild-card spot in the West as of Wednesday.
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