Mike and Dan recap the first two games of Islanders season, which were annoying, frustrating and disappointing after a summer of excitement.
In their season/home opener against the Utah No Names, the Islanders played all their hits - blown leads, bad penalty killing, an overtime loss - leaving fans angry and discouraged. A busy 3-0 loss to Dallas in the Stars’ home opener might have been a product of poor luck, but combined with the previous game, it extinguished a lot of the hope fans came into the season with. With familiar problems and the same party line about “having good starts” and “it’s a new season,” it was exactly the type of opening weekend no one wanted.