Success was worth Weight as Islanders visit Canucks

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- When Doug Weight looks down the New York Islanders bench, he recalls advice from his father.

"My dad said things are going to go good and they're going to go bad," Weight, the Islanders' interim coach, told The Globe and Mail earlier this week. "Pucks are going to go in and they're not. Just make sure, when the coach looks down and sees your number, he thinks: 'I trust him and I want to put him back out there.'

"To be honest, I feel that way about most every guy in our room. I want to inspire them and I want them to inspire me ... and keep everybody upbeat and believing."

So far, so good.

Since Weight, a first-time NHL head coach, took over from the fired Jack…