Islanders need to begin retooling if this series ends as expected
Perhaps the organization’s reaction to not getting past the first round for three straight seasons says everything about how serious the Islanders are about developing a championship contender. Assuming a miracle doesn’t happen with the Isles losing 3-0 to Carolina and facing elimination on Saturday, unless owners are comfortable asking season ticket holders to fork […]
Islanders only can hope for miracle comeback vs. Hurricanes
The Islanders have no choice but to keep believing in themselves and hope they can make history. So while the fact that we lost three games in a row when we had a chance to win is definitely bad, we have no choice but to try to take it as a positive. “I thought we […]
Hurricanes’ Frederik Andersen keeps Islanders at bay when it matters most
Highlights from Game 3, when the Islanders lost 3-2 to the Hurricanes, putting them in a 2-0 hole in the playoff series. 3 stars 1. Frederick Andersen Carolina’s netminder didn’t have a great first two periods, but he had a great third period. When the islanders applied pressure, Andersen held the fort. In Game 3, […]
Islanders Suffer Epic 3-Goal Lead Collapse To Deepen Their Playoff Deficit To 2-0, And Just … How Does This Happen?
I just … I don’t understand. This season, the New York Islanders have had a bit of an issue holding on to leads. However, it looked like those days were over as they headed into the playoffs … nope. And not only are they still around, but one of these moments happened in dramatic fashion […]
Islanders have to get back to Game 1 form
The general feeling about Patrick Roy is that his team should have gone home with a one-point tie in the first round series against Carolina. Not because the Islanders held a three-point lead in Game 2, but because they were the better team in Game 1. “A lot of people consider the last game to […]
Patrick Roy lauds Semyon Varlamov with critical Islanders decision looming
Patrick Roy wasn’t going to explain his rationale Tuesday morning when asked if he would keep Semyon Varlamov in net for a must-win Game 3 against Carolina, but he said yes. I’m not saying it was the plan to do it, but it is what it is. That’s exactly what the Islanders coach did. “We […]
Islanders hopeful they can feed off crowd at UBS Arena in Game 3
UBS Arena wasn’t Fort Neverros 2.0 in its playoff debut a year ago, with the Islanders dropping two of three home games, including a season-ending Game 6 against Carolina in overtime. But that doesn’t stop them from believing and hoping that this year will be different. Despite the familiar circumstances of falling behind 2-0 to […]
Islanders not keeping pressure on Hurricanes goalie cost them
RALEIGH, N.C. — The first 25 minutes might have been the best 25 minutes the Islanders played Monday night. But that didn’t mean much, as the Islanders only had three shots on net in the final 35 minutes. Even before that, they were very fortunate to hold a three-point lead from the start until squandering […]
Jean-Gabriel Pageau returned for Islanders’ Game 2 collapse
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jean-Gabriel Pageau missed just one game with a lower-body injury, so it would be a misnomer in the English language to add “finally” to his return for Monday’s Game 2 against Carolina. But it felt that way Monday at PNC Arena when Pageau took to the ice for warmups and skated in […]
Islanders’ epic collapse vs. Hurricanes puts them in 2-0 hole
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Kryptonite that had kept the Islanders in the lead all season had been gone for a while. But it reared its ugly head at the worst possible moment Monday night, when the Islanders took a 3-0 lead before falling 5-3 and 0-2 to the Hurricanes in the first round of the […]