Barry Trotz did not want to bother Sabres coach Ralph Krueger after the 61-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 and dealt with the illness.
But the Islanders coach did read how his friend described his "moderately severe" symptoms.
"Well, it’s a description that I don’t want to go through, that’s for sure," Trotz said before the Islanders opened a two-game series in Buffalo on Monday night at KeyBank Center. "I have not talked to him. I didn’t know where he was and how he was but I’m sure in the next day or so we’ll cross paths or I’ll text him and see how he’s feeling.