Islanders Insight’s Top Shelf: 4/15/14- It Is Time

Islanders Insight’s Top Shelf: 4/15/14- It Is TimeWe have arrived. This is it.The crusade begins now.

With all clichés aside, today does mark the start of the most important stretch of the season thus far. The Islanders will be in Washington for Game 1 of the first round of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The game starts at seven o’clock tonight, and can be seen on MSG+.

The Isles’ lineup looks a bit different than it has in the past few games. Calvin de Haan will likely be in tonight, as will Casey Cizikas, who was looked to have been injured after an ugly hit in the team’s final home game of the regular season. There is still no word on Travis Hamonic, who left Friday’s game early…