Lighthouse Hockey

Kinda sums it up. | Photo by Kirk Irwin/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders didn’t have much of a response after last night’s loss to Anaheim, putting up another lifeless game in Columbus. After a lifeless performance against the Anaheim Ducks, Patrick Roy switched up the top 6, putting Mat Barzal with Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri, and Bo Horvat with Max Tsyplakov … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets 2 (EN), Islanders 0: Lost in the sauce

Boo. | Photo by Kirk Irwin/NHLI via Getty Images Bad and ugly; nothing is good right now (except Sorokin). This is ugly, folks. Scary, even—fitting for Halloween. The New York Islanders need a shakeup. They’re in “change for the sake of change” territory after getting shut out for the fourth time in their first ten games. They can’t score. Special teams are terrible. … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Scary on Halloween

Psst, that guy’s open. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders ran into a good goalie but also ran into themselves. The very, very, very orange Anaheim Ducks got a power play goal in each of the first two periods and that plus 41 Lukas Dostal saves was enough to keep the Islanders down for a 3-1 final Tuesday on Long Island. Mat Barzal got one back early in … [Read more...] about Ducks 3 (EN), Islanders 1: Not good enough

This is last season, but there have been several times this season where the puck was sitting there like this and still didn’t go in. Frustrating. | Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Or maybe the Islanders are the bad team. Yet another night where the New York Islanders controlled the run of play as far as the underlying numbers show, and it meant absolutely nothing. … [Read more...] about Islanders Back-to-Back News: Dropping the games against bad teams

Looking to get back on his feet. | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Patrick Roy aimed to put the scuttlebutt to rest, while continuing to tinker with the fourth line. Ahead of the Islanders hosting the Anaheim Ducks tonight, Patrick Roy cleared the air on speculation that he and Lou Lamoriello aren’t on the same page regarding the roster and lineup. That … [Read more...] about Islanders Gameday News: The unrest is the bottom six