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The Islanders cannot beat the Bruins. This we knew, this we know. At least they’re in decent company, as no one has kept the Bruins from at least picking up a point over the last 15 games.
No, not much consolation?
Islanders Reading
- About last night: [LHH | Newsday | Post | Isles | NHL | Weight: “Best two periods in five, six weeks” and yet... Isles Insight]
- Josh Bailey returned (and assisted) so that was cool. Johnny Boychuk and Andrew Ladd are skating but still out. [Newsday]
- Meet Anders Lee, badass. [TheScore] No really: badass. [SI]
- Mathew Barzal (also badass) says going back to juniors last year helped him. [PHT]
- There is goalie movement, down in the minors and below. [Soundin’ Off]
- Mitch Vande Sompel is moving up the ranks in Bridgeport. [Isles]
- The Sound Tigers made it back safely from their empty arena game in “blizzard”-ridden Charlotte. Which was surreal. [NBC]
- Warroad will always be home for Brock Nelson. [Minnesota Hockey Mag]
Weight: "I'm telling you, we need people to buy in on a 60-minute basis. It's hard with different lines and different people going in, but we've got to do it." #Isles
— Brian Compton (@BComptonNHL) January 19, 2018
Bailey: "Obviously, we're frustrated at this point. We all want it so bad, and somethings things aren't going to go your way. It's an 82-game season; every team goes through little ups and downs like this. There's still time left. We're not going to dwell too much here." #Isles
— Brian Compton (@BComptonNHL) January 19, 2018
Elsewhere
Last night’s scores include the Devils winning a damn three-point game with the Capitals, the Blue Jackets defeating the Stars in a shootout, and a Flyers OT win in which the Leafs wasted a great Frederik Andersen effort.
Frederik Andersen with strong words after the #leafs fourth straight loss: “We have to figure out who wants to play for the team.”
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) January 19, 2018
Andersen: "We’re sitting pretty good. We got it pretty comfortable but there can’t be any reason for not playing the right way. We have to be ready when it comes to (post) all-star, bc it’s going to be tougher for everyone. Teams are trying to catch us & we can’t slide like this"
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 19, 2018
- Seriously though, the Bruins are the hottest and strongest team at the moment. [TSN]
- Can the WHL survive in the U.S. northwest if Seattle gets an NHL team? [Seattle Times]
- They’re celebrating all kinds with Willie O’Ree this month...so how in the hell is he not in the Hall of Fame? [SCOC]
- Who on earth can beat the Lightning? Oh, oh the Vegas Knights can. [TSN]
- Eric Lindros is “a big teddy bear” whose number is now retired in Philly. [TSN]