The Islanders did what they had to do to get a win last night and get themselves back on track against the Blue Jackets. They also got Anders Lee his first goal since November 1.
Hey, it’s December 1. The year flew by.
Coaching, and specifically Barry Trotz, are a theme in today’s Bits.
Thomas Greiss pulled himself out of the game last night late in the first period and Semyon Varlamov had to come in cold, but he stopped everything he saw. [Newsday]
Varlamov was quite good:
Below is an excerpt from Trotz’s post-game press conference where he discusses what happened last night with Greiss.