Ben Shelley: Game 4 Preview: Islanders vs. Capitals

If the Isles blow this...

They had a bunch of good games in that point streak. Like Trotz said, they have another level, and they'll need it to close this out.

- Cptmjl

I'm not liking the 8pm start

I'm not liking the 8pm start
- Upstate_isles

Pretty annoying but I’m just happy to be watching some hockey that’s much better then I expected it would be.

Pretty annoying but I’m just happy to be watching some hockey that’s much better then I expected it would be.
- Cptmjl

Guys on nhl radio think its boring and I suppose it is sort of i mean the caps generate nothing but its great to me

I'm not liking the 8pm start
- Upstate_isles

Better than the 12pm games which I can't watch live.

Better than the 12pm games which I can't watch live.
- JimmyP

Yea i suppose

Guys on nhl radio think its boring and I suppose it is sort of i mean the caps generate nothing but its great to me
- Upstate_isles

Obviously we’re biased but I’m having a hard time understanding it being boring when we scored 4 or more goals in more than half the games. Two games we scored five. Us shutting down the caps in the last five mins of the game is exactly what every, single, team tries to do in the playoffs and we executed it beautifully. I think it’s just a case if butt hurt because most of these writers and fans have teams that are out. Like Leafs fans for example. Whatever I think it has been great. Shockingly so I honestly thought it was going to suck.

Better than the 12pm games which I can't watch live.
- JimmyP

*wishes every game was on at 12:00*

Obviously we’re biased but I’m having a hard time understanding it being boring when we scored 4 or more goals in more than half the games. Two games we scored five. Us shutting down the caps in the last five mins of the game is exactly what every, single, team tries to do in the playoffs and we executed it beautifully. I think it’s just a case if butt hurt because most of these writers and fans have teams that are out. Like Leafs fans for example. Whatever I think it has been great. Shockingly so I honestly thought it was going to suck.
- Cptmjl

Think its a mixed bag from an outside perspective, but if you are a fan of the isles, who gives a flying (frank) how you won?

I come here for the conspiracy theories.

*wishes every game was on at 12:00*
- mdw7413

*wishes your girlfriend would accidentally suffocate you in your sleep with her huge rolls of fat*

Obviously we’re biased but I’m having a hard time understanding it being boring when we scored 4 or more goals in more than half the games. Two games we scored five. Us shutting down the caps in the last five mins of the game is exactly what every, single, team tries to do in the playoffs and we executed it beautifully. I think it’s just a case if butt hurt because most of these writers and fans have teams that are out. Like Leafs fans for example. Whatever I think it has been great. Shockingly so I honestly thought it was going to suck.
- Cptmjl

We saw years of "exciting" play under unsuccessful coaches Crappy and Weight. If that's what they want I'll pass. Besides I don't think its that boring. Boring to me was the late 1990s and early 2000s when there was tons of grabbing, hooking and no calls in the 3rd period ever. If a team was down after 2 periods the game was over.

*wishes your girlfriend would accidentally suffocate you in your sleep with her huge rolls of fat*
- JimmyP

I go to bed in scuba gear

I go to bed in scuba gear
- mdw7413

Otherwise known as a CPAP machine.

We saw years of "exciting" play under unsuccessful coaches Crappy and Weight. If that's what they want I'll pass. Besides I don't think its that boring. Boring to me was the late 1990s and early 2000s when there was tons of grabbing, hooking and no calls in the 3rd period ever. If a team was down after 2 periods the game was over.
- JimmyP

*meme of all our players in our own net and our goalie 15 feet out of the crease*

We saw years of "exciting" play under unsuccessful coaches Crappy and Weight. If that's what they want I'll pass. Besides I don't think its that boring. Boring to me was the late 1990s and early 2000s when there was tons of grabbing, hooking and no calls in the 3rd period ever. If a team was down after 2 periods the game was over.
- JimmyP

100%. Point being this is the playoffs. Islanders are playing exactly as they should.

God, I hope the Caps offense doesn't pin the Isles in their own zone all night the way the Hurricanes did last year.

God, I hope the Caps offense doesn't pin the Isles in their own zone all night the way the Hurricanes did last year.




- Puckin_Island

And I hope the Leafs trade Mitch Marner.

I really don't find our game to be boring. We forcheck, back check, and generally give it all every shift. It's fun to watch

*meme of all our players in our own net and our goalie 15 feet out of the crease*
- potvin05

Ugh, thanks for the flashback!

How many times did we see the puck go in when all 6 Islanders were within 5 feet of the crease. So bad.

In Trotz we trust!

And I hope the Leafs trade Mitch Marner.
- potvin05

Could happen. More likely Nylander. Can't improve defense w/o cap space.

I really don't find our game to be boring. We forcheck, back check, and generally give it all every shift. It's fun to watch
- cdn_Isles_fan

Same here, but when there is a scoring drought, it's painful to watch.

Ugh, thanks for the flashback!

How many times did we see the puck go in when all 6 Islanders were within 5 feet of the crease. So bad.

In Trotz we trust!
- JimmyP

The thought of Capuano and Weight makes me twitch. I can’t believe some of the garbage things we witnessed from both of them over the years.