Ryan Pulock pondered and paused. What do players look for, the Islanders defenseman had been asked, that establishes trust in goalies?
“It’s a good question,” Pulock said after Tuesday’s practice in East Meadow. “I don’t know if it’s anything you look for. I think it’s just something that comes. You gain that trust in a player just from them doing the right things, over and over. They just consistently do their job.”
Coach Barry Trotz has started the season allowing both Thomas Greiss and free-agent signee Semyon Varlamov to establish that trust, alternating them through the Islanders’ first six games.