I often see on Twitter the question being raised are the New York Islanders better off than they were the last time they made the playoffs. So, it got me thinking, and I want to compare and contrast the Isles roster then to the projected opening day lineup this year to see the differences.
First up we’ll look at the opening day lineup of the 2015-2016 season to see how the team started.
#Isles lines in warmups: Lee-Tavares-Strome, Bailey-Nielsen-Okposo, Nelson-Grabovski-Kulemin, Martin-Cizikas-Clutterbuck.
— Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) October 9, 2015
#Isles D-Pairs:
de Haan-Hamonic
Leddy-Boychuk
Strait-Zidlicky
Greiss in Goal— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) October 9, 2015
There were two “regulars” out of the lineup on opening night at the inaugural Barclays Center game.