In the hype leading up to the 2017-18 NHL season, we all wonder how the New York Islanders are going to finish the year. Will they make the playoffs? Or will it be the second year in a row that they miss the post season?
Eyes on Isles dedicated a whole podcast on the topic! We brought on Sean Tierney of The Athletic and Hockey Graphs to go over how analytics project the Islanders will finish the 2017-18 season. Depending on the model the results swing greatly.
But if you were to tell me that the Islanders would only beat the New Jersey Devils in their division I’d call you crazy, and then ask for a reason.