The New York Islanders did not have a regular practice yesterday, just off-ice stretching and video, and that sounds appropriate. After a seven-game series and cross-continent flight to begin the conference final with a thud, it’s not fitness and drills that they need. They likely needed some rest, and some time to examine how to keep the Lightning from repeating Game 1.
“Today was about regrouping and trying to get a little bit of clarity in what we need to do,” said Barry Trotz yesterday. “A lot of stuff we did [in Game 1] is fixable, but we’ll have to have a much better and tighter game than we did.