Panthers right wing Brett Connolly checks Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield during the first period of an NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey game in Toronto on Wednesday. Credit: AP/Nathan Denette
We are not exactly sure what materials the Islanders have available to them inside their Toronto bubble, other than the ping pong table for their team tournament.
Maybe a scrapbook with fading newspaper clips from their 17-game point streak last fall? Or stationery to write long letters back home? Or playing cards for late-night games of bridge?
But if coach Barry Trotz has a chalkboard at his disposal, he might want to use it on Thursday to have his players write 500 times each, “I WILL NOT TAKE SILLY PENALTIES AGAINST THE PANTHERS.