First came Barry Trotz being hired as the Islanders head coach on June 21. Just over a month later, team president Lou Lamoriello brought in up-and-coming goalie coach Piero Greco from the Toronto Marlies. The next day, the team announced Trotz’s longtime goalie whisperer, Mitch Korn, had been hired as the director of goaltending.
What’s that say concerning how the organization’s new leadership felt about what happened between the pipes the prior season?
With the addition of Robin Lehner to share the duties with Thomas Greiss, and with Trotz instilling a defensive system that made things exponentially easier on the netminders, the turnaround has been nothing short of remarkable.