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.

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.

The shrill sound of a whistle from Patrick Roy’s mouth has begun. He doesn’t even use a real whistle, mind you. All natural sound. Nevertheless, day one of the Islanders training camp is underway.

Matt Martin is in unknown territory as he prepares for his 16th NHL season. The long-time fourth-liner and a core piece of the New York Islanders for the better part of the last decade and a half arrived to the first day of training camp without a contract — general manager