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Pierre Engvall fighting to prove he still belongs with Islanders

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Sears, E. (2026, September 19). Pierre Engvall fighting to prove he still belongs with Islanders. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/sports/pierre-engvall-fighting-to-prove-he-still-belongs-with-islanders/

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Pierre Engvall is competing for a spot on the New York Islanders' roster after missing last season due to surgeries and failing to make the team from training camp two years ago despite having four years and $12 million left on his contract. Coach Pete DeBoer emphasized that Engvall must now prove himself, placing him on a line with Daylan Kuefler and Mitchell Chaffee during scrimmages. With limited training time and other forwards also vying for positions, Engvall faces significant competition to secure his place on the 23-man roster.
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Pierre Engvall, a forward for the New York Islanders, is facing pressure to secure his spot on the team's 23-man roster this season. After missing all of last year due to hip and ankle surgeries, Engvall must now prove his value despite having four years and $12 million left on his contract. Coach Pete DeBoer emphasized that Engvall is competing with other forwards like Victor Eklund, Ondrej Palat, Anthony Duclair, and Kyle MacLean for limited positions. The Islanders have a crowded roster, making it challenging to guarantee Engvall's place as he battles for playing time alongside Daylan Kuefler and Mitchell Chaffee.

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🔮 The Islanders were on their heels late in regulation, requiring a few scrambling defensive shifts to get the game to overtime, but they would eventually earn the extra point.
🔮 And second, while it might be true that three goals gives you a good chance every night, it leaves little margin for error.
🔮 To the extent there’s a worry, it’s less about the here and now and more that the mileage Schaefer accumulates as a teenager could affect him in the future.
🔮 The suggestion that Scott Mayfield may soon ask for a trade was shot down earlier this week by Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche.
🔮 DALLAS — The day before a game in which he’s set to be the main character, Islanders head coach Pete DeBoer was typically understated regarding his own return here.
🔮 Since the Islanders’ 3-2 defeat to the Kings in overtime was Eklund’s 10th game with the club this year, the Swede — who scored a power play goal in the loss— will officially burn a year of his entry-level contract.
🔮 Artemi Panarin pondered the question of whether it would feel like a homecoming of sorts to play on Long Island, and in the moment, he never really answered it.
🔮 The last scene similar to that, which greeted Brady Tkachuk in his return to the Canadian Tire Center following an unhappy divorce with the Senators, might be as far back as eight seasons ago when John Tavares was greeted with sheer hostility by the crowd at Nassau Coliseum on Feb. 28, 2019.
🔮 Do all of that and the players who are missing from the lineup will not be so front of mind.
🔮 Maybe they’ll both emerge for practice Monday no worse for wear and the whole episode can be forgotten.
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DeBoer PERSON · 4× Engvall PERSON · 4× Islanders ORG · 4× NHL ORG · 2× Daylan Kuefler PERSON · 1× Mitchell Chaffee PERSON · 1× Ondrej Palat PERSON · 1× Pete DeBoer PERSON · 1× Pierre Engvall PERSON · 1× Victor Eklund PERSON · 1×

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If it wasn’t already clear that Engvall would need to fight for a spot on the 23-man roster by his placement on a line with Daylan Kuefler and Mitchell Chaffee, coach Pete DeBoer made it more explicit Friday. “There’s a big group of other forwards there, Engvall included, that are trying to make a case for themselves,” DeBoer said.
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🔮 If it wasn’t already clear that Engvall would need to fight for a spot on the 23-man roster by his placement on a line with Daylan Kuefler and Mitchell Chaffee, coach Pete DeBoer made it more explicit Friday. “There’s a big group of other forwards there, Engvall included, that are trying to make a case for themselves,” DeBoer said.
2026-09-19 · New York Post
Pierre Engvall fighting to prove he still belongs with Islanders · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 2 hedged)

Two years after failing to make the Islanders out of camp despite being on a long-term NHL contract and having missed all of last season following hip and ankle surgeries, it is on Pierre Engvall to prove his worth to the franchise. asserted
it → fail → franchise
Whatever time and dollars he has left on his contract — four years and $12 million, to be exact — is no longer going to factor into the decision to have him on the roster, if it ever did. asserted
it → leave → roster
If it wasn’t already clear that Engvall would need to fight for a spot on the 23-man roster by his placement on a line with Daylan Kuefler and Mitchell Chaffee, coach Pete DeBoer made it more explicit Friday. “There’s a big group of other forwards there, Engvall included, that are trying to make a case for themselves,” DeBoer said. asserted
DeBoer → need → themselves
As ever, Engvall’s frame and skating ability make him a compelling talent, if only he could put it all together. uncertain
he → make → it
But the Islanders have a crowded room of forwards. asserted
Islanders → have → forwards
Victor Eklund is knocking on the door. asserted
Eklund → knock → door
Ondrej Palat, Anthony Duclair and Kyle MacLean are trying to keep their spots. asserted
Palat → try → spots
Chaffee, who played under Mathieu Darche in Tampa, has NHL experience. asserted
who → play → experience
Getting to 14 — or perhaps to 13, should they choose to carry three goaltenders — is going to require hard choices. asserted
they → get → choices
“It’s obviously tough to be out of the team for that long,” Engvall told The Post on Thursday. asserted
Engvall → ’ → Thursday
I had a good team around me that helped me. asserted
that → have → me
Made it good for me, so I’m just glad to be back. asserted
I → make → me
The Islanders scrimmaged on just the second day of camp Friday, a sign of how the shortening of training camp from 21 days to 13 will mean condensing every part of the operation, with Bo Horvat and Eklund both scoring in a 1-1 intrasquad tie. asserted
Horvat → scrimmage → tie
“If I’m going to make an error — and there’s no right answer for it, I don’t think anyone knows — we’re going to make an error on trying to get into as many competitive situations as we can here before we get up and running,” DeBoer said. asserted
DeBoer → go → situations
DeBoer has focused a lot of his energy on systems work, and he acknowledged Friday that there will be less experimenting with lines than previous years might have featured. uncertain
years → focus → lines
In such a short period, everything has to be intentional. asserted
everything → have → period
“We’ve got to get to power play and penalty killing, too,” DeBoer said. asserted
DeBoer → get → play
“That’s the challenge for us. asserted
That → ’ → us
In the short camp, the small number of games, small number of practices we have, we’ve got to try and get up to speed as quickly as possible.” asserted
we → have → speed
Kuefler left the Islanders’ scrimmage injured, with no weight on his right leg. asserted
Kuefler → leave → leg
Quinn Finley continues to practice in a red non-contact jersey. asserted
Finley → continue → jersey
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