Besides the first 4 or so minutes of the game, there’s no urgency. Brind Amour had these guys pegged a month ago. I would love to eat these words, but do I see them tying this game? Hell, I have a hard time seeing them just scoring 1 at this point.
- potvin05

Besides the first 4 or so minutes of the game, there’s no urgency. Brind Amour had these guys pegged a month ago. I would love to eat these words, but do I see them tying this game? Hell, I have a hard time seeing them just scoring 1 at this point.
- potvin05

Older slower team

Dobson has been absolutely horrible...


- Nfdbulldawg

Can’t handle the puck. Turnovers all over the ice. Barzal has been invisible. That said give the Canes credit. The Isles don’t have any room out there. Canes are on them like flies on shat.

To give the Canes credit, they haven’t TO the puck that much m. Now with a 3 goal lead they will tighten up even more.
Gonna be tough to come back here.
- nyisles7

Older slower team
- Upstate_isles

Slower the way they are playing today yes. Older? I’m gonna say they are about the same or The Canes are older with Burns now. But in any event they need to wake the (frank) up and skate!

Game over. Season over.

Yup. Seems about right. What an embarrassing way to open up a must-win period. Can’t wait until they play like madmen with 5 minutes left.

Broadcast team has even checked out

- Nfdbulldawg

Thank you appreciate the credit.
4-0 now, put a fork in them!

Broadcast team has even checked out
- Upstate_isles

You can see the Islanders are skating like a defeated team.

Pelech

Changed up the lines and it worked.

Changed up the lines and it worked.

Changed up the lines and it worked.
- nyisles7

Too little too late? Stay tuned...

There's just a lot they need to improve personnel-wise. They're a team full of bottom six talent. Very good bottom six guys but not enough top six guys.

It only took until it was 4-0 for them to play this way.

What does that say about this team or the coaches?

There's just a lot they need to improve personnel-wise. They're a team full of bottom six talent. Very good bottom six guys but not enough top six guys.
- keaner17

Speed and talent I've said it all year.without sorokin they are a lotto team and that may have been the best way to get that speed and talent. See what Lou comes up with

Speed and talent I've said it all year.
- Upstate_isles

The problem is, they have little to no money to improve it.

Speed and talent I've said it all year.without sorokin they are a lotto team and that may have been the best way to get that speed and talent. See what Lou comes up with
- Upstate_isles

That was the basis for the Tank for Bedard strategy.

Lumbering Lee needs to make faster decisions.

There's just a lot they need to improve personnel-wise. They're a team full of bottom six talent. Very good bottom six guys but not enough top six guys.
- keaner17

Honestly for me, Horvat, Barzal, Nelson and Lee are a pretty good 5 in the top six. So dumping Bailey and getting another wing or maybe Wally grows up. But I don’t think a lot needs to be changed in the top 6.
Today they came out hot and I think you said it the Parise poop call and then the 5 on 3 changed the momentum of the game.
That said their play today was pretty disappointing for sure.

That was the basis for the Tank for Bedard strategy.
- JohnScammo

Oh I get it, I'm happy they made the playoffs but this isn't the same team as a few years ago. They need to part ways with 12 15 and 17 for sure. I'm guessing Mayfield is gone too

Honestly for me, Horvat, Barzal, Nelson and Lee are a pretty good 5 in the top six. So dumping Bailey and getting another wing or maybe Wally grows up. But I don’t think a lot needs to be changed in the top 6.
Today they came out hot and I think you said it the Parise poop call and then the 5 on 3 changed the momentum of the game.
- nyisles7

OK but they don't respond and when they get down it's like there no fight in them

Honestly for me, Horvat, Barzal, Nelson and Lee are a pretty good 5 in the top six. So dumping Bailey and getting another wing or maybe Wally grows up. But I don’t think a lot needs to be changed in the top 6.
Today they came out hot and I think you said it the Parise poop call and then the 5 on 3 changed the momentum of the game.
- nyisles7

It was 1-0 at the time with whole game still to play, I don’t buy that at all.

And this complaining about the refs crap (not pointing at you per se) but this team can’t score a PP goal anyway, so what does it matter? That’s on the players.

That was the basis for the Tank for Bedard strategy.
- JohnScammo