The Islanders have ridden a wave of mediocrity through the first quarter of the season. They hover around .500 in reaching distance of a wild card spot while dealing with a number of key injuries. They've managed to give themselves a chance to win on most nights, but all too often they continue to find ways to let precious points slip away by way of blowing leads late in games. Islanders draftee and NHL Network analyst Mike Rupp of joins Sean and Stefen to diagnose the Isles penchant for giving games away and lots more!
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Good Morning, Islanders Country.
The Rolling Stone’s classic goes, “You can't always get what you want.
But if you try sometime, you'll find you get what you need.” The Isles got what they wanted and needed on Saturday night versus the St. Louis Blues. It was the theme of the night. The annual Hockey Fights Cancer game was inspiring, with uplifting moments on and off the ice. It was a night to celebrate small wins, a night to maintain motivation and reinforce positivity to, as Brock Nelson would say, manifest good things to happen.
Sure, it would have been nice to win 4-1 or 5-2, but what this Islanders team needed was to face adversity and come out on the other end of it with a win. For the third straight game, they entered the third period with a lead. For the fourth straight game, they would have a lead in the final 20 minutes. They could not, under any circumstances, not come away with two points.
