{"id":285465,"date":"2021-06-28T06:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T03:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/barry-trotz-doesnt-question-sitting-islanders-oliver-wahlstrom\/"},"modified":"2021-06-28T06:37:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T03:37:30","slug":"barry-trotz-doesnt-question-sitting-islanders-oliver-wahlstrom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/barry-trotz-doesnt-question-sitting-islanders-oliver-wahlstrom\/","title":{"rendered":"#Barry Trotz doesn’t ‘question’ sitting Islanders’ Oliver Wahlstrom"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Barry Trotz doesn’t ‘question’ sitting Islanders’ Oliver Wahlstrom<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Facing an offensively explosive team like the Lightning in the Stanley Cup semifinal, the Islanders knew they were going to need contributions from all four lines in order to keep up.<\/p>\n

But after getting shut out 1-0 in Game<\/a> 7 on Friday to bring their postseason run to a screeching halt, it begged the question whether the Islanders\u2019 lineup was equipped with all it needed to compete with Tampa Bay offensively. Especially since winger Oliver Wahlstrom seemed to be available.<\/p>\n

Wahlstrom, the rookie with a lethal shot who scored 12 goals in the regular season, suffered a lower-body injury in Game 6 of the first-round series<\/a> against the Penguins. He had recorded a goal and two assists in five playoff games before his injury, but was said to be working his way back through the second round against the Bruins.<\/p>\n

By Game 1 of the Lightning series, Wahlstrom was taking pregame warm-ups and was seemingly ready to go. But head coach Barry Trotz opted to stay with veteran Travis Zajac, who had done well replacing Wahlstrom on the third line.<\/p>\n

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Asked if he questioned his decision not to put Walstrom back in the lineup, Trotz said he didn\u2019t and alluded to other injuries playing a factor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t question any decisions,\u201d Trotz said Sunday during the Islanders\u2019 exit interviews. \u201cIf you could sit in the coaches room and know the injuries and all the possibilities, it\u2019s easy to play fantasy hockey when you don\u2019t have all the information sometimes. That\u2019s part of the business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost 1-0 on a shorthanded goal. To beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, we weren\u2019t really going to be able to turn it into a track meet and go end to end and try to score. \u2026 We have to defend and we had some people as you\u2019ll find out eventually, guys were banged up and hurt so you had to cover all your bases.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, we make the decisions that we do and you can\u2019t look back. That\u2019s the weak way to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wahlstrom said he felt his game evolved throughout his first NHL season and that he\u2019s excited to get back to training camp. Though it was tough to watch from the sidelines for a majority of the postseason, the 21-year-old said it was a learning experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, it\u2019s really tough to get injured,\u201d Wahlstrom said. \u201cYou want to play with all your brothers and it was tough but at the same time it was a good learning experience to go through that. And mentally, to work on my mind a little bit, so it was really tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jean-Gabriel Pageau admitted that he was \u201ca little banged up\u201d during the semifinal series, but declined to elaborate.<\/p>\n

After scoring three goals and dishing 10 assists through the first two rounds, Pageau went pointless against the Lightning and it was clear he wasn\u2019t 100 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would rather keep it personal, but there\u2019s obviously little stuff but nothing different than some other guys,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone is banged up at this point of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trotz revealed that he expects the Islanders to open up next season on the road to allow for UBS Arena construction to be completed.\n <\/div>\n

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