Special Teams Failures and Lack of Scoring Hurt the New York Islanders in Another Disappointing Loss

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1. Can it get any more humiliating. But fear not Barzel says there are 71 more games. Classic line by Shannon while Everyone is spinning positivity, “Guy this team has one regulation win so far this season”

2. The preseason had me a bit over-confident I guess. The loss of Anthony Duclair has thrown the whole 1st line into a funk which in turn has thrown the 3rd and 4th lines off also. Special teams continue to be an issue yet John McLean somehow retains his job. Patrick Roy has his hands full.

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4. I need a drink

5. Hate to say this. But it seems like this season is quickly going off the rails. Nothing good can come off this season when the coach and the GM are butting heads, the offense is invisible, the pk is just as atrocious as last year, and pp is no better than last year as well. I dont mind suffering with this team for 2 to 3 years, but big time changes need to be made. Time to say goodbye to some players that still have value and stockpile prospects and build around 13 and 14 as fast as possible

6. Folks it aint getting any better. Isles now 14th in east. 31st gf, 28th pp, 30th pk as pk shined once again. Does this team outside of 30 who can't save this sinking ship have any strengths? At least 18 registered a number on the box score-a big 4 pim's for the game 1sog so 18 contributed. Isles outshoot quacks 41-21 and only score once on a back-up goalie. More roy line juggling did no good.
   btw word is teams are already looking for a 2 c including trotz with preds. Maybe barry would like a 29 reunion with preds? Get on the phone to trotz louzer. Might as well put the for sale sign up. And pens are sneaky bad trying to tank once again trying to kid their fans into thinking they can win with overpaid old guys as they aren't going anywhere in east as well. Isles pens could be bottom feeders of east this season. At least isles had no lead to blow this game. Tired of this broken record re-hash of things. I am out of here… Keep in mind hidden between loser pt. games and shut outs is one true win over a struggling short handed av's team with bad goaltending is it

7. Wow that was bad, Engvall is amazing he is worth his contract LOL 😂. A few days off and they game out as flat as pancakes. I am starting to think Roy has already checked out and is fed up with Lou's BS. The thing that really pisses me off is that not only do they suck but they are soft…at least lay some big hits, get in a fight or two, stick someone in the back of the knee or at least get up in their kitchen, just roll over like puppies. Oh well we should draft high in next year's draft.

8. isles had one goal ….against the ducks…and it was a 5 on 3. with one second left….no five on five or even five on four goals…dobson looks lost defensively. mayfield awful. we are literally missing cal clutter buck, a guy no one else in the league would pick up….no talent. special teams brutal, coach checked out already….fire Lou

9. This team just doesnt have elite finishers. Barzal in particular followed by horvat nelson palmieri and duclair are really good but not elite. Other than that they dont have much. Now on Defense ,their D on paper is solid and goaltending is elite with sorokin but varlamov is just average lets be honest. Roy is a really sharp hockey mind i have seen enough evidence of that , i dont think he has the right assistants in place however. I mean the pk is atrocious, pp is bad. Lamoriello really has to go. Come on he is 82 years old he is not as sharp as he once was. He was great once , but not anymore. Look at that age even bill torrey had a advisory position with florida its not a good idea to make somebody at that age the top dog as ownership has done with lamoriello.

10. Oh no, varly is in net tomorrow 😢

11. Gil, so glad we had to see engvall and fasching. lol I expect to see wahlstrom and Martin tonight. I’d like to see st. Patrick put wahlstrom on the first line and sit holmstrom as well. We all know Simon doesn’t belong on the first line and if it were up to me he’d still be in Bridgeport. Iskhakov playing well in the khl. Shuffling the lineup for tonight.
    Wahlstrom,Bo,Barry
    Lee,Nelson,palmieri
    Tsyplakov,jgp,Casey
    Martin,Maclean,fasching
    Ex:Swedes – engvall,holmstrom

12. Gil do you think we are going to see Jefferies, Maggio and Dufour in the NHL this season? The reason I ask is that they cannot be worse than what we have on the ice now, why not give these kids a chance

13. Could it be the jackets are improving because they did not trade their first round picks unlike the islanders, this Lou era is killing the Islanders

14. Grandpa has killed this team. Time for him to go to the retirement community. Wouldn’t surprise me if they finish last in the division

15. It’s the same damn thing every year. Between the islanders and jets I’m considering shutting it down and taking a vacation from sports. I’m don’t watching the islanders until Lou is gone I can’t take this roster and his leadership
    Anymore

16. I was so hopeful I didn’t have to see that useless with a hockey stick of a player Engvall but of course it didn’t last

17. It’s obvious either Roy or the staff or both aren’t very good being it’s the same issues for the past four yrs. Either that or this roster is that terrible. There aren’t really any players I’d be sad to see go on this sorry roster

18. Losing at home again like this they should be ashamed. 50 yrs is enough for me with this team I’ll be back when Lou is gone or these owners sell the team

19. If I were Barzal Sorokin, Nelson and a couple of other players I would try to get to a Stanley Cup contender get on a team that has a Chance of the Cup, last night told me all I need to know, let the young kids up and let them play, trade the 6-7 of the best players for a better return, I’m all about tanking the season and trying to get into the 1st round, thank you Gil, the greatest thing us fans have to look forward to is the All Star Game in 2026 , I will be there for everything 🎉🎉🎉🎉

20. I recorded the game and planned to watch it tonight. After hearing all this I'll probably delete it and watch porn instead.
    Fear not people. Lou believes! He'll fire Roy and take over as head coach. He'll also bring in Lambert as the PK coach and Yoda Jr as the PP coach. He'll fill out the coaching staff with 2 of his grandchildren and sign Martin to a 6 year extension.
    It's official. Ownership doesn't care. They rode the Isles into another high end retail village, a hotel and a profitable arena in a dream location right outside NYC. They have already sold off 30% of their team ownership at huge profit and are making a ton on the rest of their version of Rockerfeller center.

21. Comical effort. Wiff shots. Missed passes. When they did shoot, it was from 60 ft or 6 in. Most shots taken couldn't break a potato chip. Mayfield was horrible. Heartless. Empty building will be the norm this season.

22. Good 🌄, Gil, how are you? The one thing I hoped they wouldn't do, they did anyway. They outshot the 🦆 by a wide margin, but they scored one goal.
    The Islanders had 2 PP chances, and they blew them both. They had another one, and Barzy scored. If Patrick Roy's denying that there's tension, between him and Lou Lamoriello, it's there. If Pierre Engvall wants out of Patrick Roy's 🐕 🏠, he better work at it. Hero, Matthew Barzal, who scored the only goal. 🐐 PK, again. There in Columbus tonight, their first game in the Metro Division. Seems the minor league affiliate is no better than their parent club. The Blue Jackets are better all around. THEY TOOK THE 🦆 LIGHTLY, look what happened. HAPPY 🎂, BENOIT HOUGE. He had a respectable career, won a Stanley Cup with The Dallas 🌟. Hear from you later, Gil, and LET'S GO ISLANDERS.

23. Gil thankyou for saying that about Roy and Lou it’s funny all the beat writers are just like oh well nothing to see at all roy said it’s fine, like you said what else would he say lol

24. Also why is penalty kill so bad my only reasoning is they are older and can’t get to pucks fast enough to cover or clear puck

25. Hi 👋 Gil, how are you? The same old story with the ny islanders 🎉they can’t score!! This year with the Nypd baseball ⚾️ we won 2 championships out of 4 🎉not bad! Scotty had a really good year. In the spring hitting 86 mph and his control was unbelievable. Very few walks. That’s why he wears number 41 for me since 10 years old. Tom Seaver lol it’s sad because I can only get a championship from my son and daughter. The Mets did have a good year. I will keep in touch 🎉great job like always GIL 😮