Samuel Bolduc, 22, showed his age in the Islanders’ 2-0 loss to Buffalo at UBS Arena during which he was benched for long stretches due to turnovers.
For all the focus on Mathew Barzal’s knee injury, the Islanders might have missed Sebastian Aho just as much on Saturday.
“Every night is a night of learning and experience,” Bolduc said. “Sometimes there’s some nights where things are not gonna go as well as other nights. Just need to learn how to manage those nights. Like I said, every night’s learning. You can learn a lot.”Though he played at six-on-five as the Islanders tried to tie the score prior to Jeff Skinner’s empty-net goal, Bolduc played just three even-strength shifts during the third period as coach Lane Lambert culled his rotation.
But given that the Islanders need every point possible amid a tight playoff race, they might prefer those valuable experiences come at another time for the young native of Laval, Quebec.“There were some errors, but he’s a young guy that will continue to get better,” Lambert said. “Every once in a while, you’re gonna have a little bit of a night like that.”
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