Bo Horvat centered Anthony Duclair and Mat Barzal in Roy’s first crack at creating forward lines. Simon Holmstrom was with Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri, while Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Pierre Engvall stayed put after ending the season together.

EAST MEADOW, NY -- Long-time New York Islanders forward Matt Martin is at training camp on a PTO. Martin, 35, is coming off an eight-point season (four goals, four assists), where he suffered three different injuries that limited him to playing 57 games. Regardless of the circumstances, he's happy to be back.

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.

While being back in the Islanders locker room certainly feels the same for Matt Martin this training camp, the circumstances are a bit different this time around.

Patrick Roy wasted no time in his first training camp as Islanders coach. The first drill on Thursday morning was run by the Isles’ presumptive top line for 2024-25, with Anthony Duclair and Mathew Barzal flanking Bo Horvat.