Each comeback win for the Los Angeles Kings comes with a third period lead against the San Jose Sharks. For every six-game winning streak comes a five-game losing streak. For every tie, there is another turnover on the blue line that costs the team the victory. However, the Islanders are still 13 games away from the Detroit Red Wings for the second wild card..
To create a winning culture, an organization must evaluate the performance and effort of its roster. In general, players should be held accountable for poor performance, while others should be rewarded for their greater efforts. For example, Pierre Engvall finally had a healthy streak in the last few games after a mediocre performance all season. Unfortunately, Patrick Roy’s message didn’t resonate as the team is losing games.
Despite the Islanders’ potential to make the playoffs in 2023-24, this roster hasn’t played well enough to give us confidence moving forward. During this defeat, there were countless moments of illegal puck movement that caused fans to question even the effort on the ice. Suffice it to say, we’ve seen enough and we want the players to be held accountable. Now that the trade deadline has passed, the only change is to promote the prospect from the AHL level.This season has tugged at the hearts of all the Islanders.
