“Perception is reality”, that’s what Barry Trotz said to the media yesterday in regards to the New York Islanders offense. The thought about this team last year was they were very sound defensively but struggled offensively.
They were 21st in the league in goals for on the season including power-play goals. Keep in mind, the Isles had the third-worst power play in the league last season.
Barry Trotz came to the Islanders defense yesterday when talking about offense. If you look at just 5 on 5 numbers, the Isles were definitely better offensively than you might think.