The Islanders were off on Sunday and coach Barry Trotz indicated no further cuts to the 52-man training camp roster will be made until after Monday night’s preseason game against the Red Wings at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum and Tuesday night’s game against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Not that the extra evaluation time will make his job any easier.
“Just as we have the logjam on the forward position, we have a logjam on defense, too,” Trotz said. “Last year, it was a lot easier. After about four, five days of training camp, I knew in my head 85-90% of the team.