In the medical field, boiling down a multitude of symptoms is called a differential diagnosis. It is in that spirit that I hope to boil down the New York Islanders ‘symptoms’ to the one disease at the root of it all.
To diagnose the New York Islanders we have to come up with a comprehensive list of clearly delineated symptoms. Generally, I find that most complaints I have that are echoed on social media are questionable signings, poor player usage, poor player development, and a continued drop in possession statistics.
Questionable Signings
Andrew Ladd and Jason Chimera have not performed at a rate commensurate with the expectations for them as replacements for Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo.