It doesn’t take much for things to turn, but the New York Islanders suddenly find themselves in their toughest stretch of the Barry Trotz era as they’ve begun a four-game road trip with three regulation losses and only one goal scored.
Because the hockey gods have a sense of humor, the lone Isles goal yesterday afternoon in Glendale was initiated by the new defense-first acquisition Andy Greene, who does not address their offensive needs but was brought on to stabilize the foundation on which all Trotzian and Lamoriellan hockey philosophy is built.
The Isles have one more chance to salvage something from this trip tomorrow in Denver, where the Avalanche represent the toughest opponent of the four.