NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JANUARY 24: Michael Dal Colle #28 of the New York Islanders skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on January 24, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Moving the goalposts is one of my favorite metaphors in the English language. Not only because it’s a sports reference but because it’s so applicable to everyday life. Actually, there’s a perfect example of the goalposts moving with the Islanders right now.
The goalposts for forward, Michael Dal Colle have moved constantly. He was a former top-5 pick seven years ago so it went from, expectations of him being the next winger prospect to get a chance to play with John Tavares to where we are now when Isles Twitter is waxing poetically about him making a pass to Cal Clutterbuck.