New York Islanders Just Aren’t a Possession Team

After the first period of play against the Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders forward Shane Prince stated that Ottawa is a “possession team”. As though that was a taboo statement. Maybe for the Isles, it might be.

The New York Islanders were down 2-0 after the opening 20 minutes against the Ottawa Senators. Boo’ed by their own fans the boys in blue and orange left the ice. And then Shane Prince stepped up to the mic with Shannon Hogan.

Here’s the part of the Prince chat I want to focus on: “they’re a possession team, they like to sit back and wait out our mistakes.”

Just on the surface, I didn’t think Ottawa was a “possession” team. And then I looked at NHL.com’s shot attempt (SAT)…