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Kyle Palmieri tells The Post about his ACL rehab and how he’s ready to put himself in ‘best position possible’

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Sears, E. (2026, October 4). Kyle Palmieri tells The Post about his ACL rehab and how he’s ready to put himself in ‘best position possible’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/03/sports/islanders-kyle-palmieri-tells-the-post-about-his-acl-rehab/

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Kyle Palmieri discusses his recovery from a torn ACL with The Post, describing a lingering achy sensation ten months post-injury. He emphasizes his commitment to rehabilitation and feels he has given his best effort every day, though acknowledges full confidence may take longer to achieve. The article highlights the mental and physical challenges of returning to hockey after such an injury.

Written by AI on 2026-10-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Kyle Palmieri, a forward for the New York Islanders, is in his second regular-season game since tearing his ACL ten months ago. In an interview with The Post, he describes the feeling in his left knee as "weird" and "achy soreness." Despite the lingering discomfort, Palmieri emphasizes that returning from such an injury marks a new phase rather than an endpoint. He draws parallels to Anders Lee's recovery process, noting that it took months for Lee to regain full confidence post-injury. While Palmieri acknowledges physical differences, he finds mental and procedural support crucial in his return journey.

Written for “Kyle Palmieri Injury Update” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Ethan Sears

66 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

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Kyle Palmieri calls it a “weird feeling,” then settles on “an achy soreness” to describe the state of his left knee now, 10 months after a torn ACL and two regular-season games into his return. asserted

Palmieri → call → return

He knows that description probably isn’t quite right, but he expects others who have been through the same injury will know what he’s talking about. asserted

he → know → what

That’s what hockey looks like after such an injury. asserted

hockey → ’ → injury

Everyone frames the return as the end of an ordeal, but it’s really the start of a different process. asserted

it → frame → process

Anders Lee was the last Islander to tear his ACL, and talked frequently about feeling like it was months into his return before he felt fully confident, fully like himself. asserted

he → tear → himself

From watching Palmieri — in camp, in the preseason, at the start of the regular season — it’s hard to notice from on high that anything is all that different. asserted

anything → watch → season

“Not to say that you accept what the new reality might feel like, cause I know it’s still healing,” Palmieri told The Post before Saturday’s home opener against New Jersey. uncertain

Palmieri → say → Jersey

“But I think where I kind of find the confidence to push myself back towards getting back to my game really just comes from the process that I went through. asserted

I → think → that

I really don’t feel like I was trying to skip through things or accelerate things anymore. asserted

I → feel → things

I just gave, every day, my best effort. asserted

I → give → effort

I think I put everything I could into the rehab. uncertain

I → think → rehab

Now I know it’s still part of the process of healing, but I think I’m really confident in the fact that I put myself — or at least tried to put myself — into the best position possible.” asserted

I → know → position

Kyle Palmieri tells The Post about his ACL rehab and how he’s ready to put himself in ‘best position possible’

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