Remember November? Our bellies were filled with turkey and stuffing and our hockey team was actually good. On November 30, 2017 the New York Islanders were sitting in second place of the Metro with 32 points to their name.
They were just one point back of the Blue Jackets for the top spot. They had an 87 percent chance of making the playoffs at the time, times were good. Now? All hell is breaking loose.
Let’s list off some of the problems on the Islanders latest skid. They have no third line, their fourth line isn’t playing up to their cap hit, the defense is inexperienced with the Boychuk and de Haan injuries and the goalie play has been awful.