Bryan Trottier

to do at the shows.

And just like with Brian Trottier last year, Theron gets it.

He understands that the people at these shows are, you know, the reason why he's probably gotten to live a very nice life.

Yeah.

Well, I have experience with that in Pittsburgh.

We brought in Brian Trottier to bring in the Islanders winning.

Mm-hmm.

Uh, we brought in Ronnie Francis from Hartford.

I can tell you, I was in the dressing room, it made a ma- it made a massive difference.

Okay.

And I say this all the time, Sid, to Jimmy, Brian Trottier never, ever, ever got enough credit in Pittsburgh for how he helped change the culture.

He never did.

So when we lost Mario Lemieux in game two of the second round of the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs, Ron Francis had to move up and take Mario's job.

Uh, Brian Trottier had to move up and take Ronnie's job.

You know, Jiri Hrdina had to move up and take Brian's job.

Kenny Priestley had to step in and play.

I like it when guys get to call their own shots.

You know, I, I remember when I was coaching, I'll drop a name, Brian Trottier, and Brian used to say to me all the time, "Pierre, the only way they're getting me out of here is if they cut the skates off my feet.

I'm not taking them off."

[laughs]

Uh, JP783, "Forgive me for indulging myself with this question, but I'd love to hear" ... a lot of Trottier today.

"Hear Pierre talk about Brian Trottier at some point.

He has plenty of times, as an Islander fan who saw firsthand how unconscious he was in the playoffs."

Most amazing man I've ever been around.

So that's what I'll talk about

Yeah

... like we've gotta ask about Brian Trottier You know, like Brian, at that stage of his career, he didn't wanna be the number one center.

No.

Joe Thornton was my draft year.

Is it Brian Trottier's grandson-

[laughs]

... that is running around the National Hockey League, man?

He scored on two of his three shots on goal.

Only Dennis Potvin and Brian Trottier had more shots than that in this game.

Yvonne Vautor, briefly an Islander during the magical 79-80 season.

He is our Islanders birthday of the day.

Two of them from this past draft in Wesley Royston and Parker Trottier.

Now, Parker Trottier, because of all this and the fact that there's not really some big-time names out there, grandson of Brian Trottier, he is going to end up being the person who gets the most questions asked of him purely because...

Of his grandfather.

And because he played pretty well with the U.S. National Development Program last year.

I mean, I don't know if that's the home locker room, but I mean...

That could have been Brian Trottier's locker.

Yeah.

Or the great Mike Bossy.