Tonight is the rookie exhibition game against the Flyers at Northwell Health Ice, with the Islanders campers taking on the Philly youth.
After that, the big boys arrive in camp and things start to get interesting tomorrow. It’s hockey season, gang. Forget your old stars, revive your hopes for unproven ones, and get yourself some Trotz-barry pie.
- Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz each say, basically, John Tavares doesn’t matter. He’s in the past, and the team never achieved success with him anyway. [Post]
- Trotz described the type of player he wants, and it sounds right: Guys who can play to their strengths and apply that toward team goals.