The Islanders had a very “they are who we thought they are” kind of week, with a weekend of losses to the playoff-bound Boston and Tampa Bay, which followed pleasantly professional wins over the afterthought Senators and Red Wings.
The Islanders are solidly in the middle of the league, and unfortunately their terrible start to the season has kept us from even going through the motions of hope in the second half.
To make matters worse, Ilya Sorokin left yesterday’s game with what was later called “upper body” concerns, possibly but not officially related to two shots he took up off the mask and other upper parts.