The New York Islanders return to the ice this afternoon, skating at the Prudential Center against the hosting New Jersey Devils.
It’s a 4:00 p.m. start that will be broadcast on national TV: TNT, to be specific. I’m sure that when TNT booked two consecutive Sundays of Islanders games—they played the Tampa Bay Lightning on the network last Sunday—they expected to cover the games of a Stanley Cup contender and possible Metro Division champion gearing up for the [REDACTED].
Instead, they get a battle between one team that has already been eliminated and another that is perilously close.