Islanders’ Barry Trotz: ‘Thank God We Still Have Kieffer Bellows’ | NYHN +

It certainly has been a wild ride for Kieffer Bellows this season.

He has been in the lineup and then has been out of it. New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz has needed to see more out of him at times and has praised him at times and in the lead up to Monday’s NHL trade deadline Bellows was bantered about as a possible trade chip.

When the dust settled after Monday’s 3 p.m. deadline and Bellows was still a member of the Islanders, Trotz had one thought on his mind.