What if I told you the Islanders erased a 3-0 deficit and Josh Bailey scored a hat trick and the Islanders still lost? Oh, you already knew that? Carry on then.
- Doug Weight, via Newsday’s Mark Herrmann: “I’ll be frank. We’ve got some guys who are passengers right now. It’s just not good. ... It’s game 32, so there are some discussions to be had.”
- In some sweet timing on the day before he scored a hat trick, Bailey credited his gaudy assist totals to the “goal scorers” on his line, who are both among the league leaders.