Islanders: Interesting decision for tonight’s defensive lineup

TAMPA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 30: Braydon Coburn #55 of the Tampa Bay Lightning throws confetti in the air during the 2020 Stanley Cup Champion rally on September 30, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

We know that Josh Bailey and Cal Clutterbuck won’t be in the lineup tonight for the New York Islanders. Neither of them was in the lineup in the second leg of the Boston back-to-back either.

While there could be some tinkering by Barry Trotz as to who lines up with whom, but we basically know who’s in and who’s on the outside looking in for the Islanders forwards. That may not be the case for the defense.

According to Barry Trotz, Braydon Coburn could step into the…