LAS VEGAS — Mathew Barzal said he is more than happy to have Lou Lamoriello as his new boss. ... he texted me the first day Lou got hired — I had really long hair at the time — and said, ...

Mathew Barzal has returned to Long Island to have an upper-body injury evaluated by the Islanders’ medical staff, the team announced Friday. The Islanders said a timetable for Barzal’s absence ...

Next season will be the last of Mathew Barzal’s current three-year, $21 million deal with the Islanders, after which he’ll enter restricted free agency with arbitration rights.

Mathew Barzal says he wants to stay long-term with Islanders. Mathew Barzal of the Islanders skates against the Washington Capitals at UBS Arena on April 28 in Elmont. Credit: Jim McIsaac.