In the wake of a five-game run of healthy scratches, it would be easy for the 28-year-old to be disheartened.
WASHINGTON — The remarkable thing about Hudson Fasching’s leap from obscurity into everyday NHLer last season was that once he got a chance, he
But he is not casting a negative pall over anyone, least of all himself, as he works to get back into the fold for the Islanders. “For me it’s just trying to have a good attitude about it. Obviously you want to be playing, but you want to be a good teammate, and you gotta come to the rink with a positive attitude.”Between his 2016 debut with the Sabres and his entrance into the Islanders’ lineup last season were six seasons of bouncing between the AHL and NHL, trying to claw his way into an extended chance.“The taxi-squad year definitely prepared me for being a healthy scratch, essentially,” Fasching said.
With Fasching and Julien Gauthier waiting in the wings, the Islanders will at some point give both another chance to play.
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