Islanders head coach Barry Trotz against the Los Angeles Kings at Barclays Center on Feb. 6. Credit: Jim McIsaac
The Islanders, along with 23 other NHL teams, will open their second training camp of the 2019-20 season on Monday, almost four months to the day the COVID-19 pandemic forced play to be paused.
But coach Barry Trotz is offering no leeway to his players over the unique circumstances as they prepare for a best-of-five qualifying series against the Florida Panthers that opens on Aug. 1 in Toronto.
“You just look outside, nothing we’ve done in the last three months is predictable,” Trotz said Saturday on a teleconference.