Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders skates in warm-ups prior to the game against the Buffalo Sabres at the Nassau Coliseum on March 07, 2021. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett
The Islanders won’t say it. They can’t say it. Not when they’ve been so indoctrinated to focus on just one (choose from the following: day, practice, shift, period, game) at a time.
But it’s Stanley Cup-or-bust time for the franchise as it moves into the $1.1 billion UBS Arena at Belmont Park after back-to-back losses in the NHL semifinals, both times to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Lightning.