The New York Islanders have points in five consecutive games, which has put them above NHL .500 and in playoff position after a winless road trip sunk them to the bottom.
So how are we feeling? Still not super confident, it seems.
It’s been an interesting descent from the highs of last summer’s conference final run to the early-season slumping, according to our weekly SB Nation Reacts confidence polls:
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From over 90% bright and cheerful after the playoffs to the mid-30s now?
We didn’t exactly give voters a choice of options, but the follow-up question identified a particular source of pain: 81% of our respondents said depth is a concern.