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Islanders need to get their special teams up and running

It’s time to work on special teams.

Islanders coach Barry Trotz said that will be the next element added to training camp, through drills and a scrimmage on Saturday.

“It’s real important for us to get that in line,” Trotz said.

The first four days of on-ice sessions during Training Camp 2.0 were focused on re-establishing the fundamentals and systems work the Islanders were seeking during the regular season, which was paused on March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Islanders’ power play was 24th in the NHL at 29-for-168 (17.