A good team effort for their first win last night, in which the offense came to life, was just what the doctor ordered.
Of course, the Jets defense was devoid of talent as it is with Jacob Trouba’s trade and Dustin Byfuglien’s contemplation of retirement taking most of it away. Then, the one truly good defenseman they had left, Josh Morrissey, suffered a minor injury during warm-ups and was held out. As Jenny indicated in her recap, the Islanders will need to prove they can produce offense against teams that actually have good defensemen.