Islanders News: Gotta be better than that

No. 800.Every team has a string of bad games in an 82-game season. It’s just bound to happen, that’s how life goes. When you’re supposed to be a good team, as the Islanders are, playing a bottom-feeder, like the Senators, should be a guaranteed two points, a game that should pick you up out of that slump.

That it wasn’t last night, that it took a shootout to beat this team, is concerning, especially in the context of their recent play. The second period was tremendous, which makes that third period all the more disappointing, horrendous goaltender interference determination aside. (And by the way, it was probably the worst reviewed call I’ve seen since they implemented the coach’s challenge;…