The regular season is officially underway. This was also true over the weekend, as the season began in Prague with the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks. But North America has joined the party.
The New York Islanders will have to wait until tomorrow to get down, and they get the new-look Florida Panthers as their first challenge. On the other hand, this will be Matthew Tkachuk’s first-ever game with the Panthers. Paul Maurice, as well. Indeed, plenty of eyes will be on Florida—and thus on the Islanders, too.
Though they don’t play today, the Islanders can say the season has begun for them in one other way: Their hashtag has their logo again.