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If “Safe is Death” then the Islanders are the Walking Dead

I am not a smart man. Frequent readers of this blog will attest to that.

But I have a theory. I have no data or actual objective knowledge to back that theory up. I curse the day Justin Bourne’s brilliant Systems Analyst posts went away because there is no doubt he, a former player, Islanders legacy and all around smart guy, could fill volumes about what it is we’ve been watching this season and the last.

But I have a theory. Because hockey writer and smart guy Adam Gretz speaks for all of us:

My theory starts during a glorious time in the team’s history:

October 2014 through January 2015:

The Islanders, playing in the final season at Nassau Coliseum, are resurgent.