Little did those fellow Long Island Rail Road riders realize early Monday that the quiet bespectacled fellow in their midst, wearing jacket and tie, is one of the best in the world at what he does. No one recognized Barry Trotz, Stanley Cup-winning coach, which was fine with him. He was just happy that someone assured him he was going in the right direction.
“I was a little bit nervous this morning, I didn’t want to end up in New Jersey,” Trotz said after having made his first commute by rail as Islanders coach. “I had to double check on everything.