There were so many questions when the schedule for their second-round playoff series came out, about how Islanders coach Barry Trotz would manage his lineup, and his goaltenders. Would he stay with Semyon Varlamov in both ends of the two back-to-backs, or might he turn to Thomas Greiss at some point?
Well, in Game 2 of the series against the Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday in Toronto, Varlamov broke Billy Smith’s team record for consecutive shutout minutes, but when he allowed three goals in the first period, Trotz pulled and inserted Greiss. And now, after Greiss played well in the Islanders’ 4-3 loss in overtime, the question to Trotz has to be: Will you stick with Greiss or go back to Varlamov for Game 3 Thursday?