The Islanders' Cal Clutterbuck leaves the ice with an injury during the second period of the NHL Eastern Conference Final against the Lightning in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday. Credit: AP/JASON FRANSON
Barry Trotz allowed there was a “possibility” fourth-liner Cal Clutterbuck could be available to Wednesday night’s Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Lightning.
But the Islanders coach’s tone certainly cast doubt on whether the invaluable right wing and penalty killer would recover in time from an apparent lower-body issue suffered in Sunday night’s 8-2 loss in Game 1 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.