Lighthouse Hockey · Jul 30, 2020
The Islanders looked mostly like themselves last night.
Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images Good to see no. 3 back in the lineup again.The Islanders played hockey last night almost exactly how Barry Trotz wants to see it played. Slow, methodical, almost boring—painfully so, especially if the opponent is one that relies on run-and-gun offense.
It was just an exhibition, the only one before the games count, but it was still reassuring to watch.
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I may have missed this part most of all during the pause: Trotz’s postgame musings.