Islanders throttled by Wild, head into 4 Nations break on sour note
NY Post
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Islanders are limping into the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off in more ways than one.
The high of a seven-game winning streak that vaulted them into playoff contention is over.
Now it is about getting over the cutline and proving that a great two weeks wasn’t merely a mirage.
And allowing five consecutive goals to see a 3-1 lead turn into a 6-3 loss to the Wild on Saturday night does not inspire any notions that the Islanders are a legit contender masquerading as a playoff hopeful.
The Islanders may not have been badly outplayed in any of the three losses they suffered over their past four games, and this trip always looked tough with a back-to-back against two Cup hopefuls.
But this is a results business, and in losing, the Islanders squandered a chance to get within two points of the playoff cutline.
A win like Saturday night’s in Columbus should’ve sent the Rangers into the 4 Nations break on a high note, but this season has been anything but exuberant.
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If the Mavericks were hoping that Anthony Davis’ stellar play would help calm down the anger in Dallas over trading Luka Doncic, they’ll have to come up with another way to do that.
NEW ORLEANS — Brandon Graham is living the John Elway and Michael Strahan fantasy.
All that, and the Islanders are right where they’ve always been.
Some years, there is no drama surrounding the No. 1 overall pick in an NFL draft, like last year, when the Bears were zeroed in on Caleb Williams for months.
If Karl-Anthony Towns’ first game against the Celtics as a Knick — his debut in October — was a dud, then this was a disaster.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Islanders are limping into the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off in more ways than one.
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The Nets agreed to a contract buyout with Ben Simmons, ending his disappointing stay in Brooklyn.
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Peter Laviolette didn’t speak for long following one of the Rangers’ worst losses of the season.
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