Josh Ho-Sang was at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow on Saturday but did not skate with his group during the second day of the Islanders’ training camp.
Coach Barry Trotz described it simply as a “personal day,” and there may be nothing more to it than that. But, with the mercurial left wing, things aren’t often so simple.
“It’s just a personal day,” Trotz said. “We keep everything in-house so we expect him on the ice tomorrow.”
Pressed whether he had a raised level of concern over Ho-Sang’s absence, Trotz said, “No, not at all.