New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz (Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
Changes are coming to the New York Islanders lineup tonight. After the Isles 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals in DC, Trotz stated there will be one or two changes to the lineup he iced on Tuesday.
On this week’s podcast, Matt and I talk about why Trotz should have expected this type of output from his bottom-six that features five replacement-level players.
The overwhelming theme of the podcast is “what are we doing here?” Because there is no justification (in our eyes) to ice a lineup that has Leo Komarov, Ross Johnston, and Matt Martin and then to expect these same players to give the team more than a couple of hits.