And that’s not a bad thing. The New York Islanders made the playoffs after spending a considerable part of the season in first place, swept the Penguins and made it to the second round.
That’s a good season, and I’m not even talking about a good season for a team that wasn’t expected to be good. By the ‘last man standing’ merit, there were only a handful of teams who had a better season than the Isles.
But there are a few facts that seem to be clear with the new regime, and those cues lead me to believe that this is our opening night roster, in some reasonably similar combination.