Makes the day go by just a bit more easily.

Pulock showed the Blue Jackets what a cannon really looks like.Last night’s game wasn’t the best one this iteration of the franchise, led by hustle, grit, goaltending, and Barry Trotz, ever played. It wasn’t even the best of these stretch of home games, though I think the game against the Maple Leafs should be categorized on its own. But it was, absolutely, the game this team needed to play. It was Trotz hockey almost the way he likes it; it wasn’t exactly the way he likes it, though.

And perhaps that’s a good thing. Perhaps the Islanders needed an imperfect game rife with hustle, grit, goaltending, and Barry Trotz, one they can point to as a confidence booster, clamping down on a desperate…