Islanders News: That was utterly satisfying

*southern belle voice* My hero.What a splendid way to wake up on Sunday morning. It doesn’t get much better than that. Shutting John Tavares and his new team in convincing fashion and his direct replacement scores a natural hat trick in front of him. And you could tell this game meant a lot to Mathew Barzal. Seems someone wasn’t a fan of his name being forgotten.

Before the game, Jordan Eberle was placed on IR with his stiffness and Michael Dal Colle was recalled. He would go on to record his first NHL point on Valtteri Filppula’s goal. [AP]

James Mirtle wrote a long-form piece about the budding rivalry between the Islanders and Maple Leafs that was actually quite level-headed and not too…