It’s Jan. 6 and the Islanders begin their season in just over a week, and I confess I’m still wholly disoriented by the whole thing. Hey, I’m a standup-goalie and lockout-era kind of guy, so for me if the season is starting in mid-January, it’s because the NHL owners haven’t secured a salary cap yet or the Isles owners are threatening to leave Nassau Coliseum because it’s unsafe.
This pandemic thing is so 1919.
But today is day three of on-ice training camp activities, which means it’s the final day of fundamentals and systems before Barry Trotz concocts line combos for media to quiz him about.