Despite having 24 points (7G /17A) in 53 NHL games—37 points per 82-game pace—Ho-Sang has had a difficult time cracking the Islanders roster permanently. The 23-year-old was a first-round pick in 2014 and is coming off of 43 points (8G / 35A) in 56 games at the AHL-level last season.
The Flames have clinched a roster spot and it looks like Lindholm will be the latest forward to be rested. Matthew Tkachuk is expected to replace him in the lineup and Austin Czarnik will skate on the first line.
Ho-Sang did not appear in a game during his most recent call-up and heads back to the Sound Tigers, where he has six goals and 30 assists (36 points) in 44 games this season.
The Islanders have a couple of forwards that are battling illness, so Ho-Sang figures to draw right into the lineup on Tuesday. The 23-year-old has just one goal and one assist in 10 games with the Islanders but has 36 points (6G / 30A) in 44 AHL games.
Ho-Sang had just one goal and one assist in 10 games during his call-up. His return to AHL means that Valtteri Filppula will return to the lineup on Tuesday. Ho-Sang has 22 points (2G / 20A) in 26 games with the Sound Tigers this season.
Ho-Sang, 22, was expected to crack the Islanders’ rebuilding roster to start the season, but will once again start the year in Bridgeport (AHL). The 2014 first-round pick (No.28 overall) had 31 points (8G / 23A) in 50 AHL games a season ago and has complied 22 points (6G / 16A) in 43 career NHL games. He will likely be one of the first forward call-ups for the Islanders this season.
The Hurricanes were reportedly far apart in their contract negotiations with Lindholm, who is an RFA. With no contract in sight, the Hurricanes elected to move on from the former No.5 overall pick (2013), who has averaged just 14 goals and 28 assists (42 points) over the last four seasons. Matt Cane of HockeyGraphs predicts a five-year extension worth $24.98M ($4.978M AAV) for Lindholm.
Ho-Sang has just two goals and 10 assists (12 points) in 22 games with the Islanders this season. He returns to the Sound Tigers, where he has six points (2G / 4A) in six games this season.
Ho-Sang sat as a healthy scratch for the last two games, but picked up four assists in six games this season. Ho-Sang has been replaced by Jason Chimera on the Islanders third line, so Ho-Sang will go play in Bridgeport instead of sitting in the press box.
Throughout the last week, Ho-Sang was skating on the third line with Brock Nelson and Anthony Beauvillier, but will sit in Columbus. The Islanders are going with an experienced lineup for opening night, meaning Jason Chimera will replace Ho-Sang in the lineup for at least one game.
Ho-Sang, 21, has registered 10 goals and 26 assists (36 points) in 48 games with Bridgeport (AHL) in his first professional season. Ho-Sang has yet to appear in an NHL game, but one could be on the horizon given this call-up.
Lindholm has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, but is expected to replace Ty Rattie in the lineup tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Prior to getting hurt, Lindholm had a three-game point streak, picking up two goals and two assists. Lindholm has 13 points (4G / 9A) in 30 games this season.
