After a stressful 7-5 win over the New York Rangers, the New York Islanders took sole possession of second place in the Metropolitan Division. Based on the offseason the New York Islanders shouldn’t be where they are in the standings.
The New York Islanders lost a superstar player and brought in a ton of role players. The plan was to play hard-working hockey and be tough to play against. I certainly wasn’t setting myself up for a successful Islanders season in 2018-19.
But here we are, the Isles have a 10-6-2 record and sit two points above the Rangers in second place and two points behind division-leading Columbus.