The Islanders completed their preseason game schedule with a back-to-back, weekend dud. A close loss in Philadelphia with the Islanders’ mostly Bridgeport-bound lineup was followed by an uninspiring 3-0 home loss to the Devils — and not their A squad — by an Islanders lineup that we can mostly expect to be in place when the real season opens Saturday against the Sabres.
Preseason is notoriously fool’s gold for predicting what’s to come, but that won’t stop us from being unsettled by the 2-4 record and the persistent “still work to do” post-game vibes throughout.
The Isles now have a week to prepare and refine.