{"id":146612,"date":"2021-01-04T04:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T01:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/islanders-players-downplaying-mathew-barzals-absence\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T04:50:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T01:50:47","slug":"islanders-players-downplaying-mathew-barzals-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/islanders-players-downplaying-mathew-barzals-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"#Islanders players downplaying Mathew Barzal\u2019s absence"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Islanders players downplaying Mathew Barzal\u2019s absence<\/strong>”
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The Islanders opened training camp Sunday without their top scorer and best player, Mathew Barzal, as he continues negotiating his next contract ahead of the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n

And while head coach Barry Trotz attempted to downplay the 23-year-old star center\u2019s absence from the team\u2019s off-ice testing day by saying it\u2019s an opportunity for younger players to step up, the rest of the Islanders are more than confident Barzal will be signed and on the ice in the coming days.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re going to work this thing out,\u201d captain Anders Lee said on a Zoom call Sunday. \u201cBarzy, he\u2019s one of the boys. He doesn\u2019t want to be missing any more time than anyone else. It\u2019s all going to get worked out. We haven\u2019t thought twice about it. It\u2019s not something we really worry about, that\u2019s just the other side of things that take some time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have all the confidence that it\u2019s going to come together when it\u2019s supposed to,\u201d Josh Bailey added. \u201cWe\u2019re all still focused. I\u2019m sure Barzy is ready to go and chomping at the bit. He\u2019s a huge part of our team and we\u2019re looking forward to when that day comes, hopefully soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

During his pre-training camp media<\/a> availability last week, Lou Lamoriello said he didn\u2019t have anything new to report on the ongoing conversations with Barzal and his camp. But the Islanders general<\/a> manager confirmed Barzal was in New York and quarantining in accordance with the NHL\u2019s COVID-19 protocol.<\/p>\n

Lamoriello stated it was his intention, as well as Barzal\u2019s, to be with the team at the start of camp. But with on-ice sessions set to begin Monday morning, that seems less and less attainable.<\/p>\n

According to Trotz, the coaching staff plans to focus on the players who are on the ice. If anything, Trotz believes Barzal\u2019s absence simply gives a younger player a chance to prove himself.<\/p>\n

But the third-year Islanders coach admitted that it does have some impact on the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny player, it doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s Mathew, if it\u2019s anybody who\u2019s on our club, when they\u2019re out, it does affect the group,\u201d he said. \u201cSo you ask other players to fill in that void and you get a job done. To me, it\u2019s opportunity. I\u2019ve had a number of players in the past who were injured and it allowed other players to come in and really make the hole into their own. Their own sort of game<\/a>, their own role and those are the opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talk about that, we know there\u2019s going to be people in, people out, unpredictability, you get an opportunity, you have to go with it. We\u2019ve been in that situation many times, we\u2019ll continue to fill in those holes if someone\u2019s not there. We go forward, that\u2019s how we\u2019re built.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nearly every Isles player who spoke Sunday acknowledged how big a part Barzal plays on the team. He was a major presence during last season\u2019s playoff push, in which the team came two wins away from advancing to the Stanley Cup finals, chipping in five goals and 12 assists in 22 playoff games.<\/p>\n

And while the rest of the team patiently waits for an agreement to be reached, fellow French-Canadian Anthony Beauvillier said he\u2019s spoken to Barzal nearly every day and is convinced negotiations will wrap up soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty confident it\u2019s going to happ<\/a>en soon. \u2026 Everyone\u2019s confident we\u2019re going to have him on the ice soon,\u201d Beauvillier said. \u201cHe\u2019s a big part of our team and we obviously need him to win. I have no doubt that it\u2019s going to get done soon.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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