Islanders head coach Barry Trotz looks on in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nassau Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
This is not a load management situation, even with a heavy load of games in front of the Islanders.
"When you try to manage the game that’s right in front of you because you have a game say tomorrow, you tend to not do as good a job on the front end," coach Barry Trotz said before Tuesday night’s game against the Devils at Prudential Center.