The Islanders are on their second of a two-day gap between games, assuming no more postponements. And as you likely heard or may read about below, tomorrow’s opponent has a whole new management team.
But first: We really only care about ourselves...
Case in point: Pittsburgh’s new GM was one of the worst goalies in Islanders history. I’d argue that it was partly because he was caught between goalie style eras: the stand-up late ‘80s era where he excelled in Philly and the butterfly era that Patrick Roy helped usher in. (Watch highlights of the ‘93 Canadiens-Nordiques series for a study of contrast between two Vezina winners, two goalie ships passing in the night.