Barry Trotz knows selecting his starting goalie for Game 1 of the Islanders’ best-of-five qualifying series against the Panthers will be the toughest lineup decision he faces in Training Camp 2.0.
The coach is always quick to say he can’t make a wrong decision between Semyon Varlamov and Thomas Greiss — “I think I can do that blindfolded, probably,” the coach said — but in a short series, one bad goalie performance could mean elimination.
“It might be the most difficult decision we have to make as an organization,” Trotz said.
The evaluation process will continue on Friday after the Islanders had their first off day since camp opened on Monday.