5 Takeaways: Lou Lamoriello Training Camp Press Conference

New York Islanders President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello addressed the media on Thursday afternoon ahead of the Islanders' Jan. 3 training camp.
Here are the five takeaways from Lamoriello's press conference heading into the 2020-21 training camp.

While the Islanders and Mathew Barzal have yet to come to terms on a contract extension for the restricted-free agent, Lamoriello confirmed that the 23-year-old center has arrived on Long Island and is currently quarantining with the goal that negotiations are resolved by the first day of training camp.
"I have nothing new to say," Lamoriello said regarding the contract negotiations. "Mathew is in town quarantining. We'll certainly work at this with the hope to have him at the first day of training camp."
Barzal will be entering his fourth season on Long Island after three-straight seasons of leading the team in scoring.
This past regular season, the Coquitlam, British Columbia native produced 60 points (19G, 41A) in 68 games. During the Islanders' 2020 Eastern Conference Final run, he ranked third in scoring with 17 points (5G, 12A) through 22 playoff games.

2. Casey Cizikas and Adam Pelech are '100% Healthy'

Following the Islanders Stanley Cup Playoff run at the end of September, Lamoriello confirmed that forward Casey Cizikas and defenseman
Adam Pelech had both successfully undergone surgery for upper-body injuries.
In September, Lamoriello expected both players to be healthy for the start of camp and confirmed Thursday that Cizikas and Pelech didn't have any complications with their recoveries and will be fully-cleared to participate in training camp.
"They are 100% healthy," Lamoriello said. "They are here skating and they will be ready to take full practice the first day of training camp."
During the regular season, Cizikas battled two separate lower-body injuries that sidelined him at different periods. The center still put up 14 points (4G, 10A) through 48-regular season games. In the postseason, Cizikas saw action in 18 games, where he registered two assists, eight PIMs and a faceoff win percentage of 42.55% during that stretch.
Midway through the regular season, Pelech suffered a torn-Achilles tendon which required surgery. The blueliner totaled nine points (1G, 8A) through 38-regular season games. During the playoff run, the 26-year-old right shot dressed in 21 games, scored one goal, registered four assists and was plus-six. Pelech also averaged the second-most ice time on the team at 22:26 per game.

3. Andy Greene, Matt Martin and Cory Schneider Agree to Terms

Lamoriello confirmed that unrestricted-free agents; forward Matt Martin, defenseman Andy Greene and goaltender Cory Schneider agreed to terms and are expected to be at training camp.
"Cory Schneider, Matt Martin and Andy Greene have agreed to terms," Lamoriello said. "They will be in training camp on the first day and will be signed."
Martin has spent the bulk of his 10-year NHL career on Long Island. Last season, the left-winger produced eight points (5G, 3A) in 55 games. During the playoff run, Martin set a new career best with his five goals and six points through all 22 games.
Greene, the former captain of the New Jersey Devils who was signed as an undrafted-free agent out of college hockey by Lamoriello, joined the Islanders on Feb. 16 in exchange for David Quenneville and the club's 2021 second round pick.
Greene fit right in with the Islanders defensively-detailed blueline, where he dished out three assists through 10 regular-season games. In the postseason, the 38-year-old veteran produced a productive new career-high of four points (2G, 2A).
Schneider has spent the last seven years with the Islanders Tri-State foe, the New Jersey Devils. Last season, Schneider took the pipes for 13 games and made 11 starts. The 34-year-old left-catch earned a record of 3-6-2, a GAA of 3.53 and a SV% of .887.
With the departure of Thomas Greiss - who signed with Detroit as a free agent - Schneider will round out the Islanders' goaltending group and join Semyon Varlamov, Jakub Skarek and rookie Ilya Sorokin at camp.

4. Competition for Roles in Camp

The unfolding of the Islanders lines throughout training camp will be an area to keep an eye on. While the Islanders utilized consistent lines of Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle, and Anthony Beauvillier, Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey, and the 'Identity Line' of Martin, Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck, there could still be different combinations that unfold in the coming weeks.
The third line in particular will be one to watch to see who fits alongside center Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Derick Brassard, who signed with the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday, was a regular linemate for Pageau with Leo Komarov, Michael Dal Colle and Ross Johnston all occasionally completing the trio.
"We're going to leave it up to the coaches to decide what the lines are made up of," Lamoriello said. "Not necessarily will everyone be in the same position as they were last year, although they could be. There's no question that there's an opening or two. There's no question that the competition is going to be great for it. I'm interested to see how camp goes for the open forward spot or two."
While an official training camp roster hasn't been released, Lamoriello said 21 forwards, 12 defensemen and four goaltenders will be at training camp.

5. The Logo Above All Else

With a new - 56-game - season on the horizon, the Islanders are looking forward to building off their impressive recent success of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1993 this past August. While the outcome was ultimately disappointing, the Islanders bonded over that foundation that was a fruition of their core values of; teamwork, accountability and commitment.
Lamoriello, who constructed three-Stanley Cup winning teams during his time in New Jersey, was pleased with the Islanders 'we-over-me' mentality.
"The most impressive thing is something that you like to see is that they liked each other, they do like each other, and they're happy for each other," Lamoriello said. "The logo is the important factor within all of them. No one caring who scores, who doesn't score, winning takes precedent over everything. They trust the coaching staff and they go and play and only do the things they have control of, and that is be prepared whenever called upon. The success we had was team success."