Islanders News: Well, at least [...]

Each game feels like this now.With their fifth consecutive loss, and still stuck on two wins in 2023 on its 23rd day, the New York Islanders have descended into that place where we look for “Well, at least...” things from each loss.

I’m not talking about silver linings — as Jenny noted in the recap, those don’t exist when a team constructed to “win now” is, well, not winning — but rather the small tokens we seek as a way of forgiving ourselves for watching yet another doomed performance.

Last night’s 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs had its share: Hey, well at least Adam Pelech is back! Hey, Kyle Palmieri is back (and was an immediate threat throughout the first)! Well, at least Ilya…