Islanders News: A new week beckons

1 year ago  /  Lighthouse Hockey

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It’s been a very meets-expectations start to the season. The Islanders’ first week of the season concluded by going from good, to less good, to worse. Two regulation wins to kick off the season are now a memory as the Isles showed flaws (but also fight) in their OT loss to the Devils and then just a nothing-burger performance in Buffalo.
Dan and Mike have more to say about all that in the latest Islanders Anxiety podcast.
Now on the horizon: Three out of four games at home to finish out October, beginning and ending with opponents who are off to hot starts; the Colorado Avalanche are undefeated and visit Tuesday, the currently 5-1 Red Wings visit a week from today. In between are a visit from the Senators and a brief trip to Columbus.
Islanders News

Oliver Wahlstrom and Julien Gauthier were happy to get in their first games of the season. Alas, with a flat team performance, nothing helped their cause. [Newsday]
The Islanders power play is not getting shots on goal. Those tend to be necessary. [Post]
The Islanders goalies are good, but still too many goals are going in. [Post]
The Skinny from the loss in Buffalo: Gauthier is the 588th player in club history. ... “Tage Thompson had a career-high 10 shots on goal; it’s the most shots a Sabre has had against the Isles since Jochen Hecht had 11 on New Year’s Day 2007.” [Isles]

NHL News

Alex DeBrincat is settling in nicely in Detroit, putting up a hat trick vs. the Flames. [NHL]
Connor McDavid will miss 1-2 weeks for the Oilers. [NHL] That’s okay, the hype machine has moved on and it’s all about Connor Bedard now.
Andre Burakovsky will miss 6-8 weeks for the Kraken after surgery. [NHL]
Joseph Woll feels ready for the Leafs’ net. I’m sure the fanbase is ready, too. [Sportsnet]
Craig Anderson will get a “one-day contract” kind of retirement send-off from the Senators. [Sportsnet]
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