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Must take what Trotz’s Islanders are giving

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Patric Hornqivst is bottled up by the Islanders defense. - MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

Other than the round (the first, not the second) and the uniforms (blue-and-orange, not red-and blue), the Penguins' upcoming playoff series against the New York Islanders should seem very familiar.

Barry Trotz might have moved on from our nation's capital, but the likely Jack Adams finalist's defensive-first system is alive and well on Long Island, where the Penguins will begin what they hope is another lengthy playoff run.

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