Head Coach Patrick Roy sets the tone. After a bad defensive performance on Sunday night, he is scratching veteran defenseman Scott Mayfield tonight.

The New York Islanders will be welcoming back Noah Dobson to the lineup on Thursday evening against the Boston Bruins.

Whether he’s actually on the trade block is up for debate, but it does raise an interesting question about the defenseman: Is he a part of the New York ... Dobson doesn’t fit into Roy ...

Coach Patrick Roy confirmed as much following Wednesday’s practice in New York, adding that Scott Perunovich would come out of the lineup if Dobson does indeed reenter, following a disastrous ...