The New York Islanders Need More Than Better Puck Luck to Start Winning

The New York Islanders are struggling offensively and it concerns the entire team. Today we focus on the top line and their lack of productivity especially Mathew Barzal who has no points 5-on-5 this season through 10 games and is on pace for just 41 points this season.

Plus, through 10 games, the Isles seven defensemen have scored exactly one goal. We discuss the defensemen’s role in the offense and what has been lacking from Noah Dobson, Mike Reilly, Adam Pelech, Ryan Pulock, Scott Mayfield, Dennis Cholowski and Alexander Romanov thus far.

And we preview this weekend’s two games, tonight vs the Buffalo Sabres and Sunday vs the New York Rangers.

All this and more on today’s Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.

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4 comments

  1. With pens and flyers winning isles are now at the bottom of east. Hopes for that lottery pick in a super forward top 10 looking good. Good job louzer. And 13 isn't elite and is a disher dancer who doesn't shoot enough afraid to get hit in close. Elite by isles sorry forward standards, not elite enough to lift isles as isles need goal scorer for 13 line and better secondary scoring for 13 to thrive. 13 returned to a ppg pace last season with isles having 3 30 goals scorers. That wont happen this season. 13 also can't ignite the pp which goes thru him. Isles are a weak 5v5 team with a weak pp. How can an nhl offense be so bad? 31st gf 30th ranked pp and can't pk says it all. Compare that to jets who are 2 gf, 1 pp, and 4 pk and a top team with lots of fast skilled forwards. Meanwhile isles get shut out 1 out of every 3 games, have no d men to ignite attack with 8 having to do it all, and play 8 of next 10 on the road and could be buried by thankgiving. I sometimes wonder what kind of package louzer could get for 13 from a team better suited for his speed game. 13 just going to waste on isles.

  2. This guy has in no way earned the money he is getting. He does not want to get hit and if you are a scorer you have to give up the body once in awhile. He has many opportunities to go to the net or across the middle and he tries to pass instead of driving to the net. How many times does he just skate in circles only to cough it up resulting in a scoring chance for the other team. He reminds me of Blake Cuomo getting the puck and doing the same moves every time. Cuomo would get the puck and always skate behind the net well Barzal does the same thing gets the puck skates in circles and the rest of the league knows it.Got to have a lot more toughness and pride in your play.

  3. This team sucks period.. it's time to bring up Mathew maggio and William dufour! And bring up carlstrom. I hate to say it but nelson wahlstrom holstrom and palmieri must be traded for 2nd round picks or a couple of young snipers.and Lou stinkarello must be fired!

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