Barry Trotz doesn’t coach by throwing the proverbial spaghetti against the wall.
But lineup and line combination changes are possible for the Islanders’ win-or-else Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Lightning on Tuesday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
"We’ve had long discussions on what’s right, what needs to be changed," Trotz said on Monday after an optional practice. "I think we’ve pushed a lot of the right buttons. We didn’t panic when Philadelphia came back from a 3-1 deficit (in the last round). We made subtle changes and got our guys to focus on the game.