If the Detroit Red Wings want to start pulling away in the Atlantic Division, it starts Thursday night. They only need to beat the New York Islanders. Yep, those Islanders who made the Wings look like an AHL team the last time they played against each other.
If you remember it right, the Isles beat the Wings 7-2, and they are no longer the weak wonders some may have thought they were. With Lou Lamoriello gone, the Mathieu Darche Era is in full force, and with it has come a change in identity.
These aren't your slow-moving, win the game by just enough goals Islanders.