Islanders head coach Barry Trotz directs his players during a timeout in the third period of an NHL game against the Canucks at Barclays Center on Feb. 1. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Barry Trotz liked the way the Islanders were playing when NHL games were paused on March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the coach is optimistic about how his healthy team would fare if the season is resumed.
He has no idea whether it will get that chance.
“I think society is going to dictate that,” Trotz told Newsday. “We’re going to come back.