It’s been six days since we last saw the New York Islanders play hockey. Generally, that would have been a depressing prospect. But with the team playing well enough to peak our interest, but not well enough to win a good enough number of games to be in a playoff spot, the break was kinda nice.
Not to mention how perfectly timed the break was in order to give us all a chance to focus our attention on two Islanders prospects playing at the World Junior Championships: Mathew Barzal for Team Canada and Kieffer Bellows for Team USA.