Well, if Ovechkin thought that the Phone Booth in DC was loud, he may need new eardrums after today. The Old Barn will be rocking, and fans have been honking the familiar "Let's Go Islanders" on their car horns since 8am. Playoff hockey at NVMC is back.
No lineups announced yet; expect Halak against Holtby. Cappy has hinted there could be some changes to the forwards. Hamonic not back and doesn't appear to be close. And then while Capuano said Grabbo is close, 84 himself said:
| "I still feel not great," Grabovski said Friday. "My conditioning is better. But I don't play for two months and I'm still not 100 percent. It's very hard to just jump in for the playoffs." |
Expect the Isles to come out aggressively.
| "I just thought for whatever reason . . . that we're a little too passive," Jack Capuano said. "As I told our guys, our identity hasn't been that all year. We're not a team that plays safe or sits back. We're a team that obviously wants to play on our toes. We want to dictate the pace." |
We'll close with Cal Clutterbuck's thoughts:
| We’re going to come with some pretty serious intensity in Nassau. It’ll be up to them to match us. |
To those of you attending today...bring it, loud and proud.
Let's Go Islanders!
Follow men's eyes
As they look to the skies
The shifting shafts of shining
Weave the fabric of their dreams... 
So pumped. Who else is going to be there?
Key game in the series. Important not to give back the home ice.
Let's do this!!!
I'm taking a weird guess. I think we're gonna see a line of Lee - Travares - Strome tonight.
Agree with this. It wouldn't surprise me, but I really hope Grabner plays. Intensity is great but Grabner is a more skilled player and skill is still the most important factor in wins and losses.
Jealous of you guys going to the game. Let's Go Islanders!!!
re: grabner - He did dick last game, along with fransie. They were passengers. Play hard every shift or see ya!
If and when Grabovski is healthy maybe you can do something with Fransie. However, I don't expect that to cross Cappy's mind
Can't wait to drop the puck
LGI !!!!!!!
We are playing very well in both the offensive and defensive zones, but we've been out of sync in the neutral zone. Gonne have to tighten up play between the blue lines.
Bottom line though, the Isles are going into the locker room with less adjustments to make then their opponents. Lets fucking go.