""I'm feeling good about myself right now and where I'm at," Horvat said. "I just want to talk to Patrick and make sure everything's good to go, and hopefully I'll be in tonight.""
""I can't think it's just going to be easy," he said. "I have to work for it and take it shift by shift.""
""It's nice to have him back," Roy said. "It also showed the depth that we have.""
""It's heartbreaking to take guys out of the lineup," Roy said. "But those are the tough decisions you have to make.""
Bo Horvat will return after missing five games with a lower-body injury and will rejoin the top line with Jonathan Drouin and Emil Heineman while resuming power-play and penalty-kill roles. Horvat led the team with 31 points in 32 games before the injury. In his absence the Islanders went 2-2-1 and were held to two goals or fewer in regulation in all five games, revealing offensive struggles without him. Horvat said he feels good but expects to earn effectiveness shift by shift. Coach Patrick Roy welcomed the return, noted team depth, and announced Anthony Duclair will likely be a healthy scratch.
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