The Islanders refused to blame Monday's loss on travel, or getting acclimated to new surroundings in the Edmonton bubble. Instead they said they were going to flush Game 1 and focus on evening the series on Wednesday night.
"Today was about regrouping and trying to get a little bit of clarity in what we need to do," Trotz said. "A lot of stuff we did yesterday is fixable, but we'll have to have a much better and tighter game than we did."
Mat Barzal said the Isles stayed loose on Tuesday, stretching and playing sewerball in addition to the team workout. Barzal said the Isles were "sour" about Monday, but were in good spirits and optimistic about Game 2.
"I liked our attitude after the game last night, we knew it wasn't acceptable," Barzal said. "But at the same time it's a seven-game series and it's first to four. If we get tomorrow's game, it's a completely different series, so that was our immediate reaction."
"The mood today was good," Barzal added. "We're excited to get another crack at them tomorrow."