WFAN.com
After deciding not to pit with about 20 laps left in their race to the playoffs, the Islanders now find themselves closing in on the checkered flag with melted tires and a gas tank that’s on fumes.
I apologize for the out-of-left-field NASCAR analogy, but in many ways it’s appropriate. The Islanders had a chance at the trade deadline to bring in some reinforcements, or in this case some new tires, but chose not to due to their supposedly undying belief in the team they had at the time. General manager Garth Snow refused to sacrifice pieces of the club’s future in order to bolster a group that has been the furthest thing from consistent all season.