Islanders defenseman Andy Greene skates during an NHL summer training camp session at Northwell Health Ice Center on July 22. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Andy Greene sat at the podium for questions, made available for a Zoom interview session before the Islanders faced the Capitals in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Friday night at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
But it was the veteran defenseman’s presence that provided that biggest answer, though perhaps his continued presence in the Islanders’ lineup should no longer be a daily question. For now, Greene is in and Johnny Boychuk, who suffered a head injury in Game 1 of the Islanders’ best-of-five qualifying series against the Panthers but has been available for both games against the Capitals, is not.