Islanders Can Afford To Be Patient In Short Term Given State Of Eastern Conference
Have you seen the wild-card race?
In honor of the Dancing With The Stars finale last night, the New York Islanders have done the Salsa the last two games. They took one step forward, holding onto a third-period lead on Saturday night against the St. Louis Blues in a 4-2 win.
Then, they took one step back, blowing a third-period lead to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night in a 4-2 loss.
The dance that describes the Islanders the most as of late is the Moonwalk. For 40 minutes, they look like they’re moving in the right direction, but the final 20 have them going backward. They’ve lost six of thier last eight games, scoring 2.5 goals per game.
The good news is that they welcome a Boston Bruins team to town who fired their head coach, Jim Montgomery, after a slow start and have only scored eight goals over their last six games.
Will we see a low-scoring affair in Elmont?
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Islanders Forward Kyle Palmieri To Be An Attractive NHL Trade Deadline Target
New York Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri will be a sought-after piece this trade deadline season.
The pending unrestricted free agent, who is in the final season of a four-year deal worth $20 million, has a team-leading 10 goals, is tied for the team lead with nine assists, and leads with 19 points in 22 games.
The 33-year-old has built on an impressive 2023-24 season, where he reached the 30-goal mark for the second time in his NHL career, adding 24 assists for 54 points, the second-highest mark of his career.
Read more at The Hockey News.
Roy's System Produces Chances, But Not Wins For Islanders; What's Left To Change?
ELMONT, NY -- When New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy sat down for his postgame interview after yet another blown third-period lead and devastating 4-2 loss to the Detriot Red Wings on Monday night, he had a frustrated smirk on his face.
The Hockey Hall of Famer knew what he was going to be asked, with a blown third-period lead the storyline in four of their last five defeats in which his team has played well for 50 or so minutes in each of them.
"We need to continue exactly what we're doing," Roy said. "Changing won't help us, so let's keep doing what we're doing well. And I really believe that those chances will go in. Sometimes, in life, you have to be resilient because if I hadn't been resilient, I wouldn't be in front of you today.
"We could feel sorry for ourselves or we can roll up our sleeves and get ready for the next game. That's the approach we need to have. We need to believe in what we're doing and what we're doing is the right thing."
Fans are shouting from the rooftops that Roy's mindset and unwillingness to make changes is the definition of insanity, but what is he supposed to say or do?
Read the rest at The Hockey News.
Islanders Can Afford To Be Patient In Short Term Given State Of Eastern Conference
At 12-7-1, the New York Rangers are panicking despite holding down the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
According to reports, general manager Chris Drury is shopping big-time players like Chris Kreider and Ryan Lindgren.
A 25-minute trade ride from Madison Square Garden, you have The Elmonters, a New York Islanders team that is losers of six of their last eight games, sitting two points out of a wild-card spot.
However, their general manager, Lou Lamoriello, is not in panic mode, and there's a major reason for this.
Just take a gander at the Eastern Conference wild-card race:
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