Islanders place D Pock on injured reserve

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK (TICKER) —The New York Islanders on Thursday placed defenseman Thomas Pock on injured reserve with a hand injury.

The move is retroactive to Tuesday, and Pock is expected to be out four weeks.

Pock has appeared in 41 games this season, recording one goal and two assists.

Also on Thursday, the Islanders recalled defensemen Joe Callahan and Jack Hillen from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League.

Freddy Meyer has surgery

Greg Logan has a bit of Islanders' injury news.

He's cracked the fact that Freddy Meyer had sports hernia surgery and used some sort of abacus to decipher that Fred will be back in two to four weeks.

Nice to see Andy Sutton do what he does best last night. Sutton was in charge clearing out the crease for Joey MacDonald last night in the 3-2 OT loss to the Flyers. I thought Campoli has a strong game and Mark Streit continues to excel.

Speaking of, Thomas Pock has gone from Rangers-dumpee to playing on the top pair with Streit. Pock has looked good too.

Logan also reports that Radek Martinek (undisclosed upper-body/shoulder injury) was at the optional morning skate today. Radek has been out since October 11.

Islanders claim D Pock from Rangers

The Islanders claimed defenseman Thomas Pock from the Rangers today. According to numerous reports, Pock is on a one-way deal so you know he is starting the season on the Island.

I always was sort of impressed when I saw Pock play for the Rangers but there were times where you wondered about his concentration at times. He made some odd decisions at a couple of games I saw him play with the AHL's Hartford Wolfpack but he also is a puck-moving defenseman and we know that those are a priority in the league right now.

Last year, Pock played only one game for the Rangers. He appeared in 74 games with the Wolfpack, scoring 7 goals and adding 37 assists.