There was a time, not long ago, when it seemed right to question whether Semyon Varlamov should be the guy in goal for the Islanders in the playoffs.
Barry Trotz, the head coach, made the decision that with Varlamov still getting over a little bit of a groin strain, it made sense to start rookie Ilya Sorokin in Game 1 of the first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. And Sorokin played well, and the Islanders won. So it seemed reasonable to keep going with Sorokin, at least until he lost a game.
But Trotz started Varlamov in Game 2 of that series, and Game 3.