Barry Trotz has given his Islanders a clear-cut agenda as their second-round playoff series shifts to North Carolina with the Hurricanes halfway to a sweep after winning the first two games at Barclays Center.
“We’re going through some adversity, I don’t think we went through any in that first series,” the coach said on Monday at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow after giving his players the day off from practice. “It’s how you respond. I said to them, ‘Hey, we’re going to Carolina to win two games. Plain and simple.’ You can’t win two unless you focus on the first.