Islanders bring back Matt Martin in flurry of roster moves after placing Anthony Duclair on LTIR

Anthony Duclair was finally placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, and the Islanders used their extra salary cap space to make a flurry of moves.With Duclair’s $3.5 million salary no longer on the books, the Islanders made two call-ups, one signing and sent one player down — ceding salary accrual, but making their current roster deeper and better in the process.In no particular order:As for Duclair, putting him on LTIR formalizes what had already been announced.The winger will be out 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury, believed to be to his right leg or groin.

With the LTIR designation retroactive to Oct.19 and requiring a minimum of 10 games and 24 days, the earliest Duclair can be activated is in Vancouver on Nov.

14 — well within the announced timeframe.Whether or not to put Duclair on LTIR came down to whether the Islanders were comfortable continuing to carry 12 healthy forwards — the maximum they could fit under the cap while Duclair was still active — in exchange for continuing to accrue dollars ahead of the trade deadline.Engvall, who carries an extra $1.15 million cap charge if called up on top of the $1.85 million penalty the Islanders were dealing with while he was in the AHL, could not fit under the cap while Duclair was active — adding another wrinkle.Now, the Islanders have 14 forwards on the roster, all of whom have considerable experience with the club, hopefully giving Patrick Roy more usable options as he sorts through life without Duclair.Of the three new faces, Engvall and Fasching are more likely to come into the lineup quickly, with Engvall being an option for the top six if Roy decides he’s seen enough from Simon Holmstrom, who has played in Duclair’s usual spot alongside Bo Horvat and Mat Barzal. Fasching is more likely to slot into the fourth line, where Foudy had been playing and where he had most of his better moments with the Islanders over the last two seasons.Martin looks like a candidate for that spot as well...