Even though we lost, I had fun @ game 4. UBS is a very nice arena. It's a long walk from the parking lots, but they have shuttles. They had a small fun fair/carnival thing going on outside which had a good band so that was nice. The arena itself is very nice - good food, wide concourses, good...
TA/Skjei was far from great, but considering our high standards on defense here, it was passable. We need them to be better if Pesce isn't good to go in round 2 (assuming we defeat the Isles)
Looks like the Pesce scenario is serious, but not fatal (in playoff context) - sounds like a few weeks, but if he could return for an ECF/SCF that would be great news if things work out
We had Kim on the show this week and it was one of my top 3 favorite interviews of all time; you can feel her passion for the game and the Islanders every time she speaks. I felt bad watching the end of her stream last night - that young lady is exactly the kind of person this sport needs more of.
Tossing guys from the faceoff circle as often as they do is just for show IMHO. A 2nd violation would result in a DOG penalty, and when's the last time you saw that? Yeah, guys might be more conservative after the first person gets tossed, but if they called the 2nd man into the circle using the...