All of the Islanders players and coaches are antsy and just want to play another playoff game already. But for defenseman Thomas Hickey, the eagerness to play is even higher.
“I just want to play,’’ Hickey said on Tuesda as the Isles continued to prepare for their as yet undetermined second-round opponent. “I’d rather play a game tonight; I think our whole team would echo that.’’
If coach Barry Trotz and his team are going stir crazy waiting for the Washington-Carolina series to be decided, so they can get back to work, just imagine how Hickey — who’s played one game since March 21, and eight games since Dec.