TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 21: The New York Islanders react to their 8-0 defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Five of the Stanley Cup Semifinals during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on June 21, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
I get why the New York Islanders might want to simply forget that 8-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. I get the sentiment to “burn the tape” on that performance and move on. But I’d counter that the Islanders need to watch how that game went.
Specifically the first period.