Islanders Gameday News: Going for two

Barry Trotz’s old team.The New York Islanders return home after a quick trip up to the Canadian capital. They are back in town to host the Nashville Predators. The Islanders are still looking for their first win in their new home, UBS Arena at Belmont Park.

It’s also a chance for the Islanders to ride the wave of Tuesday night’s victory over the Ottawa Senators. Yes, Ottawa is not a good team. But the argument would go that a good team like the Islanders just needed something to knock them out of their spiral to get back on track—and it’s plausible for the Islanders.

I mean, look at the pundits discussing them being so far out at the Thanksgiving cut-off: No one has officially written them…