Newsday · Feb 7, 2022
Will these Islanders push forward enough to reach the postseason?
Anders Lee during the Islanders' game against the Seattle Kraken at the UBS Arena on Feb. 2, 2022. Credit: Errol Anderson
Loyal readers might recall that not quite four weeks ago I wrote an essay urging Islanders fans to enjoy the quest, stay positive and not worry about the future until the 2021-22 present had sorted itself out.
About that . . . never mind.
Since then, the Isles are 5-5 overall and 2-5 against teams that do not have a scary, orange mop for a mascot, and most recently they were seen losing at home to the expansion Kraken in a mind-blowing 3-0 sleepwalk.
Other than that, everything’s great!