Dominik from Lighthouse Hockey joins us today with answers to five questions I had on the eve of the Florida Panthers best-of-five series against the New York Islanders.
When the season was paused back in mid-March, the Islanders were one point out of a playoff spot and 2-4-4 in the last ten games played. Would they have made the playoffs had the regular season been played out to its conclusion?
I think they would have squeaked in, though they certainly weren’t trending in the right direction. The addition of Andy Greene (to replace Adam Pelech, whose injury really hurt) and J-G Pageau would’ve provided the needed depth, although Casey Cizikas’ injury was a wild card that also affected their lineup at the time.