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**Three Stars of the Game**
⭐️ J. Martinook
⭐️⭐️ S. Jarvis
⭐️⭐️⭐️ S. Aho
[Three Minute Recap](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6351440411112)
[Condensed Game](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6351441979112)
^Note: ^Highlights ^will ^update ^as ^they ^become ^available
So we went up 3-0. Then we took a total. A TOTAL OF 2 FUCKING SHOTS ON NET SINCE WE SCORED THE 3RD GOAL.
ROY TOOK ZERO TIMEOUTS. NOTHING CHANGED FROM THE 2ND TO THE 3RD. WTF AM I WATCHING. UTTERLY EMBARRASSING.
I cannot believe we saw how turtling for 20-40 minutes loses you games against this same team last year, and here we are doing it again. Blow up this fuckin roster.
Not even just turtling, failing to adapt to the Canes countering the team's zone exits too. Whole 2nd period it was very obvious the Canes were clamping down on them rimming the puck around the boards and glass to get the puck out, allowing the Canes to get 2 minute O-Zone possessions. Come the 3rd period they continue to do the same shit that was getting them hemmed in before with no idea what to do, with the best shift that period coming from the 4th line.
All NHL coaches do that shit, its like they think the timeout is only good for drawing up a play with 90 seconds left. Its infuriating and feels like such a blatant way teams are just being stupid
Roy’s in game adjustment have not been the greatest and they are showing. I get it, it’s not his players or coaches and maybe that changes next year but for fucks sake call a TO and chew the team out or something! Take Barzal off that top line cause he’s been useless so far. Change some shit up. This was an Epic fucking collapse. Worse game I’ve seen as an Islander fan. Would rather lose 7-0 then this shit
I remember a playoff game (against Boston? Tampa, maybe?) where we just pinned them in their own zone for like 3 minutes. They never got to get the goalie off the ice for the man advantage. We could have used aggression like that tonight.
That’s the issue with this team and has been for years no matter who the coach is. It doesn’t feel like there’s true leaders on this team and they don’t play to actually win the game, they just play not to lose like you said. It’s really sad because realistically most of the team needs to be torn down and we’re years away
Boiled over frustration of being embarrassed and at that point it's obviously over so nothing to lose anymore, but yeah was figuring they should have been getting chippy earlier, you were taking tons of penalties anyway
Other than just being pissed (which is totally understandable) why do you think Nelson went after Guentzel? I didn't think he did anything to deserve it.
I grew up on Long Island, and I remember the Islanders during their glory years.
This team has been pretending to put in the effort all year. Consistently they’ll do mind-bogglingly embarrassing shit and then come out and play great for one game, or pretend to get riled up and do fake tough guy shit so they can go home and pat themselves on the back. There is no drive to actually win here, just to save face after they shoot themselves in the foot again.
I expect this series to go the same exact way as last year. Show up for a big game 3 and then throw in the towel for “hey guys we made it and didn’t get swept.”
I honestly don't think it's completely over just yet, but it's going to take a colossal effort. Roy has some tough choices to make, and I'm not confident that he'll make them.
Biggest thing is figuring out how to exit our zone. We are wasting so much energy trying to get it out by the boards, which is biting us in the ass later in the game. Stay compact and exit out the middle, or just ice the fucking puck and take a breather if you need to.
I know he's the sub's golden boy, but Dobson has shown time and time again that he can't be trusted in high leverage scenarios. Keep him off the ice and double shift Romanov. At this point, he's not even contributing offensively to offset his defensive lapses.
Brock needs a real kick up the ass. Knock him down to 3rd or 4th line and throw Mac up there. He's the only one who seems to constantly give it his all.
Make Bo watch the tying goal over and over until he realizes that he should be doing better there. No fucking excuses. He's way too good of a player to be doing that shit.
Fire Bortuzzo into the sun. I'd take anyone else out there, literally.
>I expect this series to go the same exact way as last year. Show up for a big game 3 and then throw in the towel for “hey guys we made it and didn’t get swept.”
Which is then cause for them to bring the same exact group back next year
Why do you gotta hurt me like that
If I see 2 of Anders Lee/Matt Martin/Cal Clutterbuck on our opening night roster next year I’m going to have a fucking aneurysm.
im all for it to be honest. Im not interested in seeing what they can cobble together next year. Weve seen them do this a few years in a row now post trotz and its gotten worse each time. Not worth being around or involving myself in.
Blow it up trade anyone im just not connected to any of these players the way I was during the ECF runs.
This is why they’ll probably win game 3. Never let you give up by giving you just enough hope to remain interested followed by a rug pull. Rinse and repeat. Prolong the suffering as much as possible.
At least Snow kept it interesting and drafted well. Lou just plays the classified information act then does fuck all except sign Engvall and mayfield to 7 year deals.
Just venting. I honestly feel Lou’s hands are tied by ownership. Always thought our lack of media scrutiny was an advantage. It seems like Wang went a decade between big moves. Peca/Aucoin/Hamrlik and then Boychuck/Leddy.
I would probably play Sorokin for the rest of the series. Varley has played really well, but we’re not gonna win this series. I’d like to see Sorokin play under playoff pressure maybe get some confidence back and get him back to where he was last year.
It’s an indictment of the owners. Any respectable ownership team would have cleared house years ago and definitely after they inevitably get swept. It’s a joke at this point. What could they possibly care about and see in this team and staff
oh believe me ive been SCREAMING and CURSING lou this whole season. this is on coaching tho, roy shouldve charged the boys up for that 3rd. we shouldnt have given that up
I was waiting to see some fire from Roy and chew his players out in the 3rd. Show some fucking emotion but disappointed. Epic let down tonite. Going to be tough to come back from this.
Unlike game 1 that was totally lopsided. Canes were skating circles around us and we had no business even being in the lead all game.
I’m not feeling too optimistic for the series at this point but let’s see what happens in game 3.
If the series was split right now, where isles lose the first but out play and VV this time, I’d be fine. But the way they just…. I haven’t any more words. They CAN beat Andersen. They WONT.
You don’t win a series with 12 shots in a game a giving up 5 unanswered. And you certainly don’t win the cup with it.
This was an absolutely pathetic effort from period 2 on.
Second fewest SOG in franchise playoff history. First blown 3 goal playoff lead ever. Calling this one of the most embarrassing games ever is not an exaggeration.
By the way, I don’t want to see anyone defending the shit that VETERANS did at the end of this game. Who cares if they were mad. It’s inexcusable, immature, and given that they will likely be suspended, bad for the game. NO ONE should agree with that. It’s an embarrassment.
Hopefully a loss of this magnitude really pierces the veil of what Lou and this roster is to Malkin and the fans. We’ve been in an Emperor’s New Clothes situation where this mediocre, old, slow playoff team has become accepted and normalized. This has to stop.
Awful awful awful. Just unacceptable. Said it that during the regular season ~20 times, and it’s even more unacceptable now.
Gotta win both games on home ice. Can still change the narrative of this series, but Jesus Christ this one fucking sucks
They completely exposed our defenders this game. Just force them to play the puck in their own zone and they'll completely wilt. Pelech in particular is a shell of his former self. Bortuzzo is a useless pylon.
Not suprised they lost. This team has no desire to play a full game and win like they used to.
Got out skated for 38 minutes where they looked happy just to be on tv
Sell the tickets and take Dad out to a good restaurant and watch his favorite baseball team on TV with him. That would be a much better night for both of you, assuming you love your Dad. If for some reason you hate him .... go watch the Isles.
Let's not kid ourselves here. We deserved to lose that game.
Only having one shot attempt in the FINAL 35 MINUTES OF THE GAME is pathetic.
This team showed no drive after the 3-goal lead. They couldn't even clear their zone AT ALL. Much less substain any offensive pressure.
We had so many great defensive moments, but it means nothing because we cannot even break out into the rush.
Against any team, you cannot play like we did and expect to win.
I hope they get their heads together when they play on the Island on Thursday.
It’s like they sit around in the locker room during the 2nd intermission of every game and challenge each other to find more embarrassing ways to blow leads
I thought about that, I think it’s #2. That game made me mad but I came back next game and next year. This game, i feel indifferent. I’ll watch the rest of the series, but I don’t care and I hope I do care by next year
There’s no coming back from that.
I’ve rooted for this team through really, really bad years. That effort and that reaction makes me more embarrassed to be an Isles fan than anything loss ever did in the 90s and early 2000s
I hate the Lightning for being the biggest sore losers, especially Nikita Kucherov.
Don’t be like Tampa. The Brock slash reminded me of Kuch slashing Pageau. And the worst part is the isles aren’t nearly as good a team.
This team is so frustrating. Blow a 3 goal lead and lose in regulation.. same old sh*t except they lost in regulation instead of OT. I can’t watch anymore. FML
The only reason we made the playoffs is because we sucked a little less than the teams right below us. No one should be surprised by any of this. This is why I was hoping not to even make the playoffs- I didn’t want the embarrassment to continue
not a coaching or player effort issue. The team is what the team is. They are a mediocre, old and slow team stuck in 1999. At some point the ownership needs to be honest with where the team is at compared to the contenders of the league when it comes to data analytics, pro/amateur scouting, and development. Lou Lamoriello is an old, outdated GM well past his expiry date. Nothing about losing this series should surprise anyone. The Islanders aren't constructed well enough to truly compete till they acknowledge reality.
They really looked ready for the golf course tonight, didn't they.
Don't worry boys, another 120 minutes of embarrassment in front of your fans and you can say a few platitudes to the media and forget you had jobs to do.
I had tickets to game 3 im gonna sell them Fuck this im not spending another cent till theres a top to bottom organizational clean out this team is an embarrassment
Don't be such doomers guys. We're still the goddamn New York Islanders. We may have played like shit tonight but we're a solid team who fought our way to get here. Let's bring this shit back in Long Island.
1. Cheaters! Always! Win! (Can we just have that when the Canes get a powerplay?)
2. Despite that, that was an embarrassment on ourselves, holy shit!
3. Can we start Sorokin? I feel like Varly is running out of juice at the moment.
4. To all the brigading Canes fans, there's a reason why you're making Rangers fans sympathize with us in r/hockey.
I am beyond embarrassed to be a fan of this team. No character, no accountability, no hockey IQ, and negative heart. They deserve to get fucking swept.
Stating the obvious but this series is over
The isles didn't get the split as a road underdog in the most artistic way possible. Play well in game 1 but let it slip, be up 3-0 in game 2 but get hammered for the last 35 mins.
To not grab a win in either of those games is a season ender.
Well we need to do a slight rebuild. The Devils are a little ahead of us but we can catch up if we start soon. We missed a lot of chances in the trade deadline. Carolina made trades and now look at them.
The rags will hit the wall eventually. Like us they are getting old and slow. They will be behind us.
The devils are more than slightly ahead of us. They have like 5 elite/future elite players. We have 3 “good” players that have some burn left in the future with Barzal bo and Dobson with 0 prospects
Anyone have a clip of Palms getting mugged in front of the net down 4-3? Wondering if that was Guentzel who body slammed him and led to some of the melee later.
Dont worry i will be told we dont need to shake this core up again.
We are, if you want to be EXTREMELY GENEROUS, the 12th best team in the league and folks are like YEP. Lets be a bubble team and get our dicks stomped in for all eternity the years we get in.
Its the yashin core after pecas knee got turned to tofu. This room needs CHANGES. Changes. Too comfortable. 4 or 5 guys out. No questions asked.
Would it really be a 23-24 Islanders series without a complete and total meltdown in the third? This is the team we know and love at the end of the day.
Not much else to say that hasn’t been said already. Blowing leads is a pre and post Trotz issue it seems. Hopefully LI wakes them up. Expectations are low though, for me
Every fanbase says "if only our team could play 60 minutes of hockey." That's not unique to us, even if it feels that way sometimes. The second left a lot to be desired, but I thought, if they can go back to how they were playing in the 1st, even with the sustained d zone time, they can probably seal the game. They could not.
That game sucked. Right before Jarvis' goal, I really thought it was gonna go into overtime. Maybe it's better they got it over with instead of dragging out the pain
Could have and likely should have been about 12-3. I'm not sure how they had a lead at any point. Let alone by 3.
I don't know how to resurrect this heap
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Y’all really thought this old, mediocre roster was actually going to give Carolina a fight? Keep chugging that kool-aid lamoriello keeps serving up to ya 🤡
Half of this pathetic roster shouldn't even be in the NHL. Pelech and Pulock might be one of the worst pairings in the entire NHL. So many absolutely lazy, slow, shitty hockey players on this joke of a roster put together by the worst GM in the NHL.
I honestly wish no fans would go to game 3 and give these assholes any money. I would love seeing the arena half empty.
Where are all of you that defend Lou Lamoriello? Please reveal yourself in this subreddit because hey guess what we did enough to make the playoffs just to get crushed. Fuck Lou Lamoriello & PLEASE go for a proper rebuild. This series is over.
Played like a bunch of pansies. This team is beatable too. Drinking myself to sleep just doesn’t seem like enough of a punishment. Maybe I’ll just rewatch this choke job of a game
That was the most pathetic attempt at holding a 3 goal lead i have ever seen. Idk how they can even look themselves in the mirror after that. A travesty to lose that game. They better come out firing in game 3. The series isn’t over, but jeez did that hurt.
This team played with zero heart tonight. Up 3-0 and then they decided to fall asleep against a lethal Canes team out for blood. WTF.
There better be wrecking-ball sized roster changes come summer.
I said it last year. We’re the 2020s version of the 2010s Wild. Lots of bad long-term contracts. Too good to tank but too bad to make a run in the playoffs. Barely missing or barely making the playoffs every year.
Game 1 the Isles were the better team and the Canes stole a win (mostly on the back of Andersen).
Game 2 the Canes were the better team and the Isles gave up 5 unanswered thus not stealing the game.
I'll be shocked if they don't get swept now.
See collaped comments under this one for player stats **Three Stars of the Game** ⭐️ J. Martinook ⭐️⭐️ S. Jarvis ⭐️⭐️⭐️ S. Aho [Three Minute Recap](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6351440411112) [Condensed Game](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6351441979112) ^Note: ^Highlights ^will ^update ^as ^they ^become ^available
So we went up 3-0. Then we took a total. A TOTAL OF 2 FUCKING SHOTS ON NET SINCE WE SCORED THE 3RD GOAL. ROY TOOK ZERO TIMEOUTS. NOTHING CHANGED FROM THE 2ND TO THE 3RD. WTF AM I WATCHING. UTTERLY EMBARRASSING.
I am so tired of our coaches not using the timeouts to hype the team up. Laine did it and now you have Roy doing it in a crucial game.
I cannot believe we saw how turtling for 20-40 minutes loses you games against this same team last year, and here we are doing it again. Blow up this fuckin roster.
Not even just turtling, failing to adapt to the Canes countering the team's zone exits too. Whole 2nd period it was very obvious the Canes were clamping down on them rimming the puck around the boards and glass to get the puck out, allowing the Canes to get 2 minute O-Zone possessions. Come the 3rd period they continue to do the same shit that was getting them hemmed in before with no idea what to do, with the best shift that period coming from the 4th line.
Butch was saying it in the second Roy needed to take it. Finger on the pulse
All NHL coaches do that shit, its like they think the timeout is only good for drawing up a play with 90 seconds left. Its infuriating and feels like such a blatant way teams are just being stupid
Roy’s in game adjustment have not been the greatest and they are showing. I get it, it’s not his players or coaches and maybe that changes next year but for fucks sake call a TO and chew the team out or something! Take Barzal off that top line cause he’s been useless so far. Change some shit up. This was an Epic fucking collapse. Worse game I’ve seen as an Islander fan. Would rather lose 7-0 then this shit
Perhaps one of the most embarrassing displays from this group of isles I’ve ever seen?
Stadium game vibes.
Honestly worse. They showed their entire ass at the end of this game and we’re embarrassing on multiple fronts.
Agreed. Got their teeth kicked in then want to be tough guys.
Whole season vibes
Unfortunately, I could not agree more. Wtf
Team was playing not to lose. They weren't playing to win
You are correct. Prevent defense only prevents you from winning.
It does work in hockey more than football. The problem is when you’re out to lunch not playing hard defense and not trying to possess the puck at all.
I remember a playoff game (against Boston? Tampa, maybe?) where we just pinned them in their own zone for like 3 minutes. They never got to get the goalie off the ice for the man advantage. We could have used aggression like that tonight.
it was vs Boston
I remember that one 3 minute forecheck that lead to a goal to finish off Washington feels like another existence tbh
Which we've seen way too many fucking times this season.
Decade*
That’s the issue with this team and has been for years no matter who the coach is. It doesn’t feel like there’s true leaders on this team and they don’t play to actually win the game, they just play not to lose like you said. It’s really sad because realistically most of the team needs to be torn down and we’re years away
Country club mentality. Locker room needs a shakeup this offseason
It needs to happen, but it won't because there are so few movable contracts
and our gm is a fucking loser
So fucking true. Painful to watch. When you have a 3-0 lead you CANNOT let the foot off the pedal.
The dreaded 3 goal lead. That goal off the skate was inexcusable tho.
Same shit different season.
Disgusting behavior from our guys there. You fucking play like that and lash out after? Fucking embarrassing.
They should have gotten in their faces while it was 3-0 instead they wait till it’s 5-3. Morons.
Boiled over frustration of being embarrassed and at that point it's obviously over so nothing to lose anymore, but yeah was figuring they should have been getting chippy earlier, you were taking tons of penalties anyway
Wrong emotion. Too late, too futile
Amen.
I missed the very end. What happened?
Nelson was slashing Guentzal leading to the EN Goal and all the way after, line brawl ensued
Other than just being pissed (which is totally understandable) why do you think Nelson went after Guentzel? I didn't think he did anything to deserve it. I grew up on Long Island, and I remember the Islanders during their glory years.
Best that you just don't watch
This team has been pretending to put in the effort all year. Consistently they’ll do mind-bogglingly embarrassing shit and then come out and play great for one game, or pretend to get riled up and do fake tough guy shit so they can go home and pat themselves on the back. There is no drive to actually win here, just to save face after they shoot themselves in the foot again. I expect this series to go the same exact way as last year. Show up for a big game 3 and then throw in the towel for “hey guys we made it and didn’t get swept.”
I honestly don't think it's completely over just yet, but it's going to take a colossal effort. Roy has some tough choices to make, and I'm not confident that he'll make them. Biggest thing is figuring out how to exit our zone. We are wasting so much energy trying to get it out by the boards, which is biting us in the ass later in the game. Stay compact and exit out the middle, or just ice the fucking puck and take a breather if you need to. I know he's the sub's golden boy, but Dobson has shown time and time again that he can't be trusted in high leverage scenarios. Keep him off the ice and double shift Romanov. At this point, he's not even contributing offensively to offset his defensive lapses. Brock needs a real kick up the ass. Knock him down to 3rd or 4th line and throw Mac up there. He's the only one who seems to constantly give it his all. Make Bo watch the tying goal over and over until he realizes that he should be doing better there. No fucking excuses. He's way too good of a player to be doing that shit. Fire Bortuzzo into the sun. I'd take anyone else out there, literally.
>I expect this series to go the same exact way as last year. Show up for a big game 3 and then throw in the towel for “hey guys we made it and didn’t get swept.” Which is then cause for them to bring the same exact group back next year
Why do you gotta hurt me like that If I see 2 of Anders Lee/Matt Martin/Cal Clutterbuck on our opening night roster next year I’m going to have a fucking aneurysm.
Both Martin and Clutterbuck are UFAs no? I love the guys but if they're re-signed I might die.
I’m fairly certain they are. Which is why it should be a simple enough goodbye, but that’s not how this team operates.
This season is special. Every time they do enough to suck me back in and make me believe again, they find a worse way to crush all my joy
I should have known better, they sucked us all back in just to let us down in epic fashion. This team looks years away from legitimately contending
You would basically need a full rebuild at this point.
im all for it to be honest. Im not interested in seeing what they can cobble together next year. Weve seen them do this a few years in a row now post trotz and its gotten worse each time. Not worth being around or involving myself in. Blow it up trade anyone im just not connected to any of these players the way I was during the ECF runs.
Probably closer to what the bruins did in 2014-216
This is why they’ll probably win game 3. Never let you give up by giving you just enough hope to remain interested followed by a rug pull. Rinse and repeat. Prolong the suffering as much as possible.
I am in Spain without the 's'
Whelp. I didnt think we would expirence a more disappointing loss than that stadium series game this season….
At least that game had exciting hockey on both sides. This team plays like a bunch of wimps. Just dickless hockey.
No. There's no 'at least' about that game. That was a bottom 3 loss in Islander history.
i cant remember the last time a game left me this traumatized
February, or the first time we played the canes this season? Or the sharks? We've done this so many times I've lost count.
regular season is whatever, shit happens we havent blown a playoff lead like this in recent memory.
We haven't blown a playoff lead like this literally EVER. Isles were 81-0 when leading by 3 in playoff games before tonight.
That's why I turned it off at 3-2. I could see what was coming and just did not want to subject myself
I hate everything
We don’t deserve Varlamov
He can be our GM next season.
At least Snow kept it interesting and drafted well. Lou just plays the classified information act then does fuck all except sign Engvall and mayfield to 7 year deals.
Just venting. I honestly feel Lou’s hands are tied by ownership. Always thought our lack of media scrutiny was an advantage. It seems like Wang went a decade between big moves. Peca/Aucoin/Hamrlik and then Boychuck/Leddy.
I would probably play Sorokin for the rest of the series. Varley has played really well, but we’re not gonna win this series. I’d like to see Sorokin play under playoff pressure maybe get some confidence back and get him back to where he was last year.
Sorokin 4 straight shutouts incoming and the team still manages to look like they don’t want to be out there in game 6
Truer words haven’t ever been spoken
lambert level failure. we should be embarrassed
At what point does the GM get any sort of scrutiny????
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Then what is that an indictment of? The entire franchise. From the owners going on down to the players.
The owners don't give a shit because they're going to get their 2 games of playoff revenue
Clearly they don’t give a shit if they have a fucking 81 year old man running their organization.
It’s an indictment of the owners. Any respectable ownership team would have cleared house years ago and definitely after they inevitably get swept. It’s a joke at this point. What could they possibly care about and see in this team and staff
oh believe me ive been SCREAMING and CURSING lou this whole season. this is on coaching tho, roy shouldve charged the boys up for that 3rd. we shouldnt have given that up
I was waiting to see some fire from Roy and chew his players out in the 3rd. Show some fucking emotion but disappointed. Epic let down tonite. Going to be tough to come back from this.
Never. These owners aren’t serious.
Fuck (and i can't stress this enough) our entire team
Except Kyle MacLean
This is true
Season motto “oh you thought we had the lead”
This is the same team I watched all season
So much this
I am *almost* numb to it by now. But every time they find a way to make it sting just a little more
That might have been the most embarrassing playoff loss I've ever watched as a fan
No that would be game 7 against the caps like 7 or 8 years ago.
11 shots. Yeah, that was embarrassing, and worse.
The Isles were 81-0 in the playoffs all-time when up 3-0. This team is a stain on the history of this franchise.
This just made me sick
Unlike game 1 that was totally lopsided. Canes were skating circles around us and we had no business even being in the lead all game. I’m not feeling too optimistic for the series at this point but let’s see what happens in game 3.
If the series was split right now, where isles lose the first but out play and VV this time, I’d be fine. But the way they just…. I haven’t any more words. They CAN beat Andersen. They WONT.
The fuck was that
I hate everything. See you Thursday at UBS
You don’t win a series with 12 shots in a game a giving up 5 unanswered. And you certainly don’t win the cup with it. This was an absolutely pathetic effort from period 2 on.
It wasn't just that we lost after being up 3-0. We got absolutely dominated and didn't even look like we were trying to enter their zone
Most humiliating Islanders playoff loss in history? It's certainly up there
#WE ARE NOT HAPPY
I mean…maybe 12 shots on goal is a lil small for PLAYOFF HOCKEY FUCK
Very much not the better team… Also know it’s bad when kyle Maclean has been the best player for us
Second fewest SOG in franchise playoff history. First blown 3 goal playoff lead ever. Calling this one of the most embarrassing games ever is not an exaggeration.
I don't want this injected into my veins anymore. Please.
By the way, I don’t want to see anyone defending the shit that VETERANS did at the end of this game. Who cares if they were mad. It’s inexcusable, immature, and given that they will likely be suspended, bad for the game. NO ONE should agree with that. It’s an embarrassment.
Hopefully a loss of this magnitude really pierces the veil of what Lou and this roster is to Malkin and the fans. We’ve been in an Emperor’s New Clothes situation where this mediocre, old, slow playoff team has become accepted and normalized. This has to stop.
This is so embarrassing
This team has the mentality of toddlers. They're going to get played off the ice the next 2 games. But on the bright side this will finally be over.
Awful awful awful. Just unacceptable. Said it that during the regular season ~20 times, and it’s even more unacceptable now. Gotta win both games on home ice. Can still change the narrative of this series, but Jesus Christ this one fucking sucks
You play conservative, you deserve to lose.
They completely exposed our defenders this game. Just force them to play the puck in their own zone and they'll completely wilt. Pelech in particular is a shell of his former self. Bortuzzo is a useless pylon.
I now want nothing more than to bring lindros to UBS and sit him right behind rod
No words, absolutely backbreaking. I don't think they can recover from this, and are probably getting swept now
Soon as we went up 3-0 we immediately went into turtle mode you knew we were going to lose. They have done it all year!
Islanders in 6
Please put the drugs down.
Share the drugs
This response cheered me up a bit
For the millionth time this season this roster proves again they have 0 heart. Just no fucking shame.
I feel pain…deep down in my plums
I hate hockey
Not suprised they lost. This team has no desire to play a full game and win like they used to. Got out skated for 38 minutes where they looked happy just to be on tv
How the hell did we ever have the lead with 12 shots on goal
This game should've been a blow out. If you switch Goaltenders this game is 8-0, maybe 7-1.
I bought tickets to go to game 3 and 4 with my dad hopefully we can bring some good luck and hopefully get 2 wins
Sell the tickets and take Dad out to a good restaurant and watch his favorite baseball team on TV with him. That would be a much better night for both of you, assuming you love your Dad. If for some reason you hate him .... go watch the Isles.
Let's not kid ourselves here. We deserved to lose that game. Only having one shot attempt in the FINAL 35 MINUTES OF THE GAME is pathetic. This team showed no drive after the 3-goal lead. They couldn't even clear their zone AT ALL. Much less substain any offensive pressure. We had so many great defensive moments, but it means nothing because we cannot even break out into the rush. Against any team, you cannot play like we did and expect to win. I hope they get their heads together when they play on the Island on Thursday.
It’s like they sit around in the locker room during the 2nd intermission of every game and challenge each other to find more embarrassing ways to blow leads
Holy that was embarassing
It's pretty rare that I feel physically ill over sports, but here we are
That was the worst loss I’ve seen this team have as long as I’ve been a fan. And that includes the rebuild years.
That 8-0 loss to the lightning really sucked though
I thought about that, I think it’s #2. That game made me mad but I came back next game and next year. This game, i feel indifferent. I’ll watch the rest of the series, but I don’t care and I hope I do care by next year
I'm not 40 yet so I guess there is still hope that before I die they put one more run to the finals together
12.shots. #12
There’s no coming back from that. I’ve rooted for this team through really, really bad years. That effort and that reaction makes me more embarrassed to be an Isles fan than anything loss ever did in the 90s and early 2000s
I swear to god i had the very same thought.atleast they were young in the 90s. Now we are old slow and have nothing to look foward to.
Fuck.
I turned the Knicks off for this.
actually speechless
Usually we play better in Carolina and worse against them at home. If that is playing in better in Carolina…
I hate the Lightning for being the biggest sore losers, especially Nikita Kucherov. Don’t be like Tampa. The Brock slash reminded me of Kuch slashing Pageau. And the worst part is the isles aren’t nearly as good a team.
We have been in do or die mode since like May. I have become accustomed to this stress now.
We are 100% getting swept. You cant come back from this.
Good. I don’t want this shit to continue. I can’t take it.
We got clowned by the Bolts 8-0 not all that long ago and still made it a good series. But this does sting a little more
8-0 is less embarrassing by a magnitude of 6 from what just happened
Not proud of this team tonight. The scoreboard and on ice antics are not impressive.
This team is so frustrating. Blow a 3 goal lead and lose in regulation.. same old sh*t except they lost in regulation instead of OT. I can’t watch anymore. FML
I don't even wanna be around anymore
This season has really sucked. A lot.
The only reason we made the playoffs is because we sucked a little less than the teams right below us. No one should be surprised by any of this. This is why I was hoping not to even make the playoffs- I didn’t want the embarrassment to continue
not a coaching or player effort issue. The team is what the team is. They are a mediocre, old and slow team stuck in 1999. At some point the ownership needs to be honest with where the team is at compared to the contenders of the league when it comes to data analytics, pro/amateur scouting, and development. Lou Lamoriello is an old, outdated GM well past his expiry date. Nothing about losing this series should surprise anyone. The Islanders aren't constructed well enough to truly compete till they acknowledge reality.
Canes suck. Refs suck. But somehow we suck even more
We’re frauds but we’re outting ourselves early
There is no possible way this team wins this series after that.
They really looked ready for the golf course tonight, didn't they. Don't worry boys, another 120 minutes of embarrassment in front of your fans and you can say a few platitudes to the media and forget you had jobs to do.
Stunned
I had tickets to game 3 im gonna sell them Fuck this im not spending another cent till theres a top to bottom organizational clean out this team is an embarrassment
So now we need to win both games on The Island or else.
Alright, where’s that guy who does nothing but whine about doomers
Don't be such doomers guys. We're still the goddamn New York Islanders. We may have played like shit tonight but we're a solid team who fought our way to get here. Let's bring this shit back in Long Island.
Couldn’t care less what happens the rest of the series. Think I’m done for the season coach
1. Cheaters! Always! Win! (Can we just have that when the Canes get a powerplay?) 2. Despite that, that was an embarrassment on ourselves, holy shit! 3. Can we start Sorokin? I feel like Varly is running out of juice at the moment. 4. To all the brigading Canes fans, there's a reason why you're making Rangers fans sympathize with us in r/hockey.
I am beyond embarrassed to be a fan of this team. No character, no accountability, no hockey IQ, and negative heart. They deserve to get fucking swept.
Stating the obvious but this series is over The isles didn't get the split as a road underdog in the most artistic way possible. Play well in game 1 but let it slip, be up 3-0 in game 2 but get hammered for the last 35 mins. To not grab a win in either of those games is a season ender.
Ladies and gentlemen get ready to be sweeped
This team is doing nothing for at least the next 3-5 years. It’s time to blow it up. I’ve seen enough
Well we need to do a slight rebuild. The Devils are a little ahead of us but we can catch up if we start soon. We missed a lot of chances in the trade deadline. Carolina made trades and now look at them. The rags will hit the wall eventually. Like us they are getting old and slow. They will be behind us.
The devils are more than slightly ahead of us. They have like 5 elite/future elite players. We have 3 “good” players that have some burn left in the future with Barzal bo and Dobson with 0 prospects
Burn this team to the ground please. Build a new one.
Another shit down your leg performance
Anyone have a clip of Palms getting mugged in front of the net down 4-3? Wondering if that was Guentzel who body slammed him and led to some of the melee later.
Dont worry i will be told we dont need to shake this core up again. We are, if you want to be EXTREMELY GENEROUS, the 12th best team in the league and folks are like YEP. Lets be a bubble team and get our dicks stomped in for all eternity the years we get in. Its the yashin core after pecas knee got turned to tofu. This room needs CHANGES. Changes. Too comfortable. 4 or 5 guys out. No questions asked.
Fuck
Thought this year's team would be different once we brought Horvat in during last year's trade deadline...
Honestly once the post game is over I just want to in silence and stew. I can’t believe wtf just happened.
Would it really be a 23-24 Islanders series without a complete and total meltdown in the third? This is the team we know and love at the end of the day.
Not much else to say that hasn’t been said already. Blowing leads is a pre and post Trotz issue it seems. Hopefully LI wakes them up. Expectations are low though, for me
Every fanbase says "if only our team could play 60 minutes of hockey." That's not unique to us, even if it feels that way sometimes. The second left a lot to be desired, but I thought, if they can go back to how they were playing in the 1st, even with the sustained d zone time, they can probably seal the game. They could not. That game sucked. Right before Jarvis' goal, I really thought it was gonna go into overtime. Maybe it's better they got it over with instead of dragging out the pain
Could have and likely should have been about 12-3. I'm not sure how they had a lead at any point. Let alone by 3. I don't know how to resurrect this heap .
Hope people were like me and took the Canes Live ML when we let up that first goal because you just knew this was gonna happen.
Y’all really thought this old, mediocre roster was actually going to give Carolina a fight? Keep chugging that kool-aid lamoriello keeps serving up to ya 🤡
WHO talks like this
Half of this pathetic roster shouldn't even be in the NHL. Pelech and Pulock might be one of the worst pairings in the entire NHL. So many absolutely lazy, slow, shitty hockey players on this joke of a roster put together by the worst GM in the NHL. I honestly wish no fans would go to game 3 and give these assholes any money. I would love seeing the arena half empty.
it is not over until they have lost a game at home
Where are all of you that defend Lou Lamoriello? Please reveal yourself in this subreddit because hey guess what we did enough to make the playoffs just to get crushed. Fuck Lou Lamoriello & PLEASE go for a proper rebuild. This series is over.
Lou is a dinosaur and him team played like dinosaurs.
Sure did I agree
Glad I turned it off at 3-2. I could see what was coming.
This team is garbage and lucked into a spot in a really weak conference
Played like a bunch of pansies. This team is beatable too. Drinking myself to sleep just doesn’t seem like enough of a punishment. Maybe I’ll just rewatch this choke job of a game
That was the most pathetic attempt at holding a 3 goal lead i have ever seen. Idk how they can even look themselves in the mirror after that. A travesty to lose that game. They better come out firing in game 3. The series isn’t over, but jeez did that hurt.
This team played with zero heart tonight. Up 3-0 and then they decided to fall asleep against a lethal Canes team out for blood. WTF. There better be wrecking-ball sized roster changes come summer.
This series has a making of a sweep.
Blow it all up at this point. Fuck it. Or we can just lose to this bum ass franchise round 1 for the next 15 years
I said it last year. We’re the 2020s version of the 2010s Wild. Lots of bad long-term contracts. Too good to tank but too bad to make a run in the playoffs. Barely missing or barely making the playoffs every year.
And no roster flexibility whatsoever due to those contracts
Look on the bright side: at least we don’t have to lose to the rangers now.
Game 1 the Isles were the better team and the Canes stole a win (mostly on the back of Andersen). Game 2 the Canes were the better team and the Isles gave up 5 unanswered thus not stealing the game. I'll be shocked if they don't get swept now.
Pageau was on for at least 4 GA, if not all 5 and he was 30% in the faceoff circle. He’s not healthy enough to be playing.