Islanders acquire Bortuzzo from the Blues for a 2024 7th-round pick after putting Pulock on IR

The New York Islanders acquired Robert Bortuzzo in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Friday that gives the Eastern Conference playoff contenders some much-needed size and depth on the blue line amid injuries. The Islanders sent a seventh-round pick in the 2024 draft to the Blues for the veteran defenseman who has only gotten into four games this season while mostly sitting out as a healthy scratch. The addition of the 6-foot-4, 217-pound Bortuzzo was finalized after New York put defenseman Ryan Pulock on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.