The Islanders trimmed 12 more players off the roster on Wednesday, none of whom require waivers. Those more difficult decisions will come later in the week, with the four-game, five-night stretch concluding Tuesday with what Barry Trotz felt was a pretty subpar performance by his team in a 3-1 loss to the Rangers.



Of the dozen sent to Bridgeport on Wednesday, there were no real surprises. Otto Koivula and Mason Jobst separated themselves with strong camps, but their battles from the start were for the No. 5 center spot — in other words, the first center called up from Bridgeport. Koivula skated on something that resembled a third line in most of camp, between Anthony Beauvillier and Leo Komarov, but that was always going to be Derick Brassard’s spot to open the season.



Jobst was given more depth wings to work with in his three preseason games, but still shined as a potential energy guy down the road. He also showed some skill in scoring the overtime winner...