By Jonathan McCarthy
So it comes down to this. There may be just 60 minutes left in the Islanders season. What are they going to do with it?
Are they going to sit around and lament the could’ve, should’ve, would’ve from last nights game. Are they going to let a bad call (which it was) be the one thing we are left to remember from this wild run?
I hope not. Truth is, Buffalo is a good hockey team. They are fast, skilled and play with a precision that the Islanders just haven’t shown.
The Islanders on the other hand, they have heart and pride. Hopefully they have enough for one more win. They can’t win the whole series in Buffalo on Friday, so let’s hope they focus on the game at hand. They will need to be perfect. That means no sloppy rebounds from DP, no bad stick checks by Witt and hopefully something from the vaunted Yashin, Satan and Kozlov line.
In the off season, whether it comes sooner or later, they will need to address one thing, Identity.
Are they going to be a tough and tumble team (think Witt, Sillinger, Hunter, Smyth) or a finesse team (think Yashin, Blake, Kozlov, Satan). Historically tough and tumble works here on the Island.
P.S. – Wouldn’t it be nice to land Drury for next season?
Comments (4)
They still let you write here after you condoned bottle throwing? You're a moron, and this blog is garbage. And the Islanders suck.
My name is Alan and I am a moron...
He didn't condone bottle throwing, idiot, he said the fans had a right to be upset after a comedy of errors by the referees. Read the freaking article before you bash the author, dimwit.
Hey Steve.
The jerk wrote that "their reaction last night was justified." That's sounds like he was condoning it to me. You read the freaking article. You have all summer to do so, ha ha ha ha ha.