from Arthur Staple of Newsday,
It was just another day at Islanders practice Monday, with three goaltenders working in the two nets during team drills.
Thomas Greiss, who was the star of Sunday’s 5-1 win over the Maple Leafs, had one net all to himself, usually a sign of who’s starting the next game — in this case, Tuesday night at Barclays Center against the Lightning.
Jaroslav Halak and J-F Berube shared the opposite goal, primarily working with goaltending coach Marc Champagne. Berube got the final bit of practice to himself while Halak chatted with coach Jack Capuano.
Halak and Berube are clients of agent Allan Walsh, and it was Walsh’s tweets Saturday night that threw the Islanders’ unwieldy three-goaltender situation back into the spotlight.
It’s happened before, notably a few times last season, when Halak sounded off about his unhappiness over having three goaltenders, and earlier this season, when Berube spoke candidly about his lack of work.
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