If you think the Islanders haven’t looked good of late, it’s because they haven’t. In fact, there’s been alarms sounded, all saying that the Isles have looked like a shell of the underrated team we all saw skyrocket to the top of the division.
Shell. That’s an interesting word. We’ll get back to that.
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Score effects essentially state that teams play differently depending on the score and situation of the game. When teams are leading late, they sacrifice offense to play a more defensive style game. When teams are trailing late, teams ramp up the offense and take more risks to try and score quickly.