Folks, I tell ya, after the loss to the Rangers on Saturday afternoon (the Rangers’ first-ever win at Barclays Center, by the way), I seriously thought the Islanders were going to walk away from this weekend of back-to-back home games with 0 points. I thought that even a tired Lightning team, one that played the night before and had to travel, was still a better team than the Islanders. And, arguably, they were last night. But the fast start helped.
I’d still be scared to death of facing Tampa Bay in the first round.