I feel physically exhausted by these games, and I’ve only been watching them on the TV. And there are still more to go.
First, let’s look back at the (down but never out) week that was.
Playoff Game 8: 3-2 OT win over the Bruins
The hope before the playoffs even started was that the Islanders would “flip a switch” and look like themselves after a sluggish month or so. The switch wasn’t totally flipped against the Penguins but something definitely got flipped between the first and second periods of this game. After 20 minutes, I was sure the Islanders would be swept.