Barry Trotz has the Islanders playing their best hockey in the midst of the playoffs. That’s his plan all year. Both goalies are fighting for minutes. Rookie, Illya Sorokin was between the pipes for the Penguins series victory. Trotz, relying on his keen sense, put Semyon Varlomov in goal for this series. People may have questioned the move when he did it, then again, not many people question Barry. Mollie Walker, who covers the NHL for the New York Post, was on the Drive with Charlie and Dan last week. She talked about the Islanders culture and how the players will run through a wall for Barry Trotz.
The Rangers have played a seven game series in four of their last six playoff rounds, spanning back to last season. In the Eastern Conference Finals, should we expect to go the distance once again?
The Rangers played the entire second round of the playoffs without winger Mats Zuccarello and now, it seems he could miss the majority of the Eastern Conference Finals. So how will this hurt New York the most?
He’s the catalyst in a lot of the areas," said MSG Network's and former Rangers captain Dave Maloney, to 104...