Isles Day to Day: Updates on Cizikas, Kuhnhackl and Pelech

Islanders President and General Manger, and
the recipient of the 2020 Jim Gregory Award for GM of the Year
Lou Lamoriello, addressed the media following the official conclusion of the 2019-20 season.

Lamoriello provided updates on a variety of topics including; preparations for next season, approaching the draft and free agency and the exciting future ahead for the Isles. He also answered questions surrounding the statuses of forwards Casey Cizikas and Tom Kuhnhackl (upper-body) and defenseman Adam Pelech, who all underwent surgery for their respective injuries and had their playoff runs cut prematurely as a result.
"All three players have had successful surgery," Lamoriello confirmed. "They have certainly seen their physicians since their surgery. They're all in a rehab situation and all will be ready for the start of training camp whenever that might come. There is ample time for them to heal. All surgeries were successful and all are in good spirits.

Cizikas and Kuhnhackl left the Edmonton bubble on Sept. 13
ahead of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final, in which the Islanders faced the eventual Stanley-Cup winning Tampa Bay Lightning. Pelech was ineligible to play in Game 6, the Isles final game of their postseason run in which they lost 2-1 in overtime.
Cizikas dressed in 18 games for the Islanders during this postseason run. The 29-year-old center compiled two assists, eight PIMs and a faceoff win percentage of 42.55% during that stretch. Cizikas' last game was Game 2 vs the Lightning.
Kuhnhackl suited up for three games during the Islanders Qualifying Round series against the Florida Panthers. The 28-year-old winger recorded one assist and posted a plus-two rating in that span.
Pelech played in every game except for their final game of the postseason. Through 21 games, Pelech scored one goal and registered four assists and was plus-six. Pelech also averaged the second-most ice time on the team at 22:26 per game.
While the NHL has not confirmed the exact start date of the 2020-21 campaign or finalized details on the length of the schedule, Lamoriello is confident that the statuses of Cizikas, Kuhnhackl and Pelech will not be affected by their injuries when they return to Long Island.
"They will be doing their rehab in different locations," Lamoriello said. "That's how comfortable we are with what transpired with as far as how their surgeries went."