Islanders head coach Barry Trotz looks and Scott Mayfield during summer training camp at Northwell Health Ice Center on July 24, 2020. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Job No. 1 for Barry Trotz on Day No. 1 in the hub city bubble was getting his Islanders used to their new normal.
“It’s just getting used to your surroundings and the protocols and where you can walk to, the rink,” the coach said from Toronto on Monday after the Islanders had their first practice in their quarantined environment. “Really, it’s not much different than coming into a new city or a new arena or a new area and trying to figure out where you can go.