The New York Islanders face a pivotal showdown with the Philadelphia Flyers as Simon Holmstrom becomes a game-time decision, potentially tilting the balance in this high-stakes Metro Division battle. Can Holmstrom’s elite defensive game and penalty-killing prowess give the Islanders the edge they need, or will his absence put their playoff hopes at risk? The episode breaks down the playoff math, the crucial role of Ilya Sorokin in goal, and key implications for the Islanders’ final push.
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hers' a lil video too lighten the mood: They changed 'Lady of Spain' too 'Hungry like the Wolf' Duran Duran 😂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBxLgfLEy8I
I think the trade for Schenn helped 2nd line but Soucy will go and maybe they buy out Palat final year. The cap going up could help with that. I’d also try trading one of Pelech/Pulock
Gil you are wrong about Beckman, he should be up, you going to tell me guys like Casey and Maclean are NHL players? How about Gatcomb, Duclair, Shabby. You going to tell me Adam is worse than they are? Adam needs to be up NOW
Thankfully, he's out there but no SOG for the Islanders in the first 10 minutes, they got to get going. LGI
Per Cal Clutterbuck and 100% agree after the first period against the Flyers got out hit got out shot got out battled and got out scored coaching coaching coaching coaching!!! not ready to play when they're basically out of the playoffs the games in hand mean they're gonna run out of games while other teams are gaining points a game or two worth that puts the Islanders out of the playoffs. they should be desperate not just the flyers they should be desperate Roy is delusional and it's making them delusional.
And how he didn't see the defensive breakdown that they went over and pregame against Buffalo they went over that in the Flyers pregame Butch did at least he didn't say that he saw it to the media and Sorokin as long as he just freaking stands up that's not a goal just freaking stand up there is no reason for him to be down and again the Islanders overcovered the back of the net and they flip it in the slot and they flip it over Sorokin because Sorokin is down. and play the situation which Roy does not coach like Butch said just put the puck deep into their zone dump it in and that doesn't happen to begin with doesn't play the situation as far as this being for the playoffs the time of year, again, he's completely good with .500 mediocre very mediocre hockey which is not good enough for the playoffs give him McKinnon Landeskog and superstars, on this team and they'll still lose in the first round of the playoffs not because of the talent if they don't it would be because of the talent but that's how Roy rolls give him all the talent in the world or close to it and he still loses in the first round of the playoffs. Like last year his "this is the roster Lou gave me the coach obviously there were issues there but he just needs to shut the F up and so he can coach first and he wants to complete autonomy when he coaches yet he's all over personnel decisions and in the draft room etc. so he wants to be left alone to do his job but he wants to be all up in the GMs shit, does not return the favor.
Flat this time of year completely inexcusable are you kidding me flat not just this time of year where they are in the standings how many games everybody has one or two games in hand on them which is up to four points when they're ahead like one point but they're not really ahead because again other teams have not had the same amount of games being the same opportunity to accrue points. all this talk about lack of talent Philadelphia doesn't have a ton of talent either they were picked to finish last or close to it T generally teams close to the bottom of the playoffs do have some talent deficiencies again they're good enough to be in the middle of the league personnel talent wise it's the stupid structure lack of structure lack of attention to detail and intangibles all stuff that is highly fixable and that doesn't have anything to do with the personnel things that are highly fixable like Clutterbuck says and coaching. Philadelphia is on a back to back the Islanders didn't play last night which he would use it as an excuse if it were the other way around but I'm sure he'll use it as excuse the other way and claim that the Islanders are rusty and it's the Flyers advantage and, or he definitely has that mentality.
They lost again to flyers forget this year blow it up next year trade anyone above age 32