Newsday · Aug 15, 2020
Islanders still need to keep up their desperation level vs. Capitals
Barry Trotz knows all too well how capable these Capitals are of overcoming the 2-0 series deficit they currently face against his Islanders in the first round.
He was their coach in 2018 when they lost the first two games to the Blue Jackets in the first round. The Capitals rebounded to win four straight, then went on to win the franchise’s lone Stanley Cup.
“Our players are well aware of that journey,” Trotz said on Saturday, an off-day for the Islanders after their impressive, 5-2 win in Friday night’s Game 2. “I’ve talked to many of them about it. You have to stay in the fight. We’ll brush on it. We’re going to focus on us, what we came here to do.”