Islanders place F Mathew Barzal on long-term IR, D Adam Pelech on IR
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The New York Islanders placed forward Mathew Barzal on long-term injured reserve and defenseman Adam Pelech on IR Saturday due to their respective upper-body injuries.
Barzal will be required to miss at least 10 games and 24 calendar days after being placed on long-term injured reserve.
"It (stinks), and it's not ideal," forward Bo Horvat said Friday. "But again, guys have gone d