Islanders' Three Unsung Heroes & Top Line Won't Turn Season Around
Plus, check out some end of the season goals for players.
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In today’s edition, three underappreciated Islanders are keeping the playoff hopes alive – but at the same time, the newly constructed top line may not be able to save the team. Also, we break goals players should have at the end of the season.
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Islanders’ New Top Line Won’t Turn Season Around
February 28, 2024 by Mike Fink
Redemption felt like the appropriate word to describe the New York Islanders’ Feb. 27 victory over the Dallas Stars. After back-to-back losses and four defeats in five games, they finally returned to the win column. Redemption also, fittingly, describes the new top line’s performance in their first game together.
3 Islanders’ Unsung Heroes Keeping Their Playoff Hopes Alive
March 1, 2024 by Mike Fink
Just when the New York Islanders season looked over and there was no chance they’d make the playoffs, they won back-to-back games, on the road nonetheless. They defeated the Dallas Stars on Feb. 26 with a 3-2 overtime victory and then beat the Detroit Red Wings in a 5-3 game on Feb. 29 that came down to the final minute. Aside from the Pierre Engvall empty-net goal in the game against the Red Wings, the two wins were vintage Islanders victories and fit in with the surplus of dramatic wins this team has had this season.
New York Islanders’ End-of-Season Player Goals
March 1, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
It has been more of the same for the New York Islanders. The team loses a few games, looking flat and without hope, then has a dominant win against a Stanley Cup favorite. This inconsistency has grown grey hairs throughout the fanbase, but how can we avoid it for the rest of the season?