It took a stark bit of candor from Barry Trotz to put the next chapter in the saga of Josh Ho-Sang into perspective.
“To stay in the league — not only here, to stay in the league — is to be consistent in his game, and then produce,” the Islanders coach said of his mercurial young charge. “That’s the biggest thing.”
Ho-Sang was back with the big club after an emergency call-up from AHL Bridgeport hours before Tuesday night’s Coliseum match against the Senators. With the flu bug going around the locker room, it was possible that Ho-Sang was going to soon get his third chance this season to impress on the coaches that he belongs in the NHL.