GDT: GDT #4 New York Islanders @ St. Louis Blues | October 17th | 8:00 PM | F/OTL 1-0

[Mr Misunderstood]

Only watched the highlights but for those who watched the game, has the 5v5 defense looked better than last year?

The highlights only show some things, but a lot of the Blues shots/chances seemed to come from the outside/points or very close down low. The slot appears to have been cleaned up a bit.

Grabbing a point when not scoring a single goal is a good result but discouraging for our offensive woes.

 

[Throttle]

Hats off to Sorokin, he looks very very good.

 

[leeroggy]

Only watched the highlights but for those who watched the game, has the 5v5 defense looked better than last year?

The highlights only show some things, but a lot of the Blues shots/chances seemed to come from the outside/points or very close down low. The slot appears to have been cleaned up a bit.

Grabbing a point when not scoring a single goal is a good result but discouraging for our offensive woes.

Much better, they did keep St Louis to the outside a lot more. And not taking penalties.

 

[Metnut]

Mostly watched that unfortunate Met game last night but from what I watched of NYI, they looked pretty competitive and well coached for a road game. Sorokin looked back in his top form and NYI seemed to have the better of the chances.

So far I'm encouraged by what I've seen. Wins/pts aren't reflecting the quality of the play IMO. Not saying this looks like a powerhouse contender, but more of a 94-99pt team rather than the 90-95pt teams we've seen the past two years.

One thing that's unfortunately carried over is Isles having the worse luck (or performance) in the league when it comes to 3v3 games. You'd expect to get about half of those extra points and seems like NYI get about 1/4 to 1/3 of the,.

 

[WangMustGo]

Hats off to Sorokin, he looks very very good.

To me this is the most encouraging thing. This team made the playoffs last year while Sorokin struggled. If he can bounce back I think this team should cruise to a playoff spot.

 

[Throttle]

To me this is the most encouraging thing. This team made the playoffs last year while Sorokin struggled. If he can bounce back I think this team should cruise to a playoff spot.

Considering the first two weeks are usually bizarro on GF and GA league-wide, the Isles have been fine. UT just can’t happen again.

Isles will be in the playoffs, depends on who they play in first round - I doubt it’s Carolina again - they should move through.

It’s a long season, but seeing Sorokin playing like that is very very encouraging.

 

[mm11]

ehhh, team is close. Man, if that Eiserman kid was ready to pop in some PP goals, we may be a threat. But if we're lucky, next year. As the great Throttle likes to say: The PP ain't getting it done with the horses we have.

 

[MJF]

The team will make the playoffs. How far they go will largely depend on Sorokin. To me the biggest milepost for Lou will be the continued wait for contracts to expire and gaining more flexibility under the salary cap,

 

[Top Corner]

Wonder if Roy is starting to regret making that call.

I don't think Duclair is a good fit on a Barzal line, Barzal is an east / west player and super difficult to adjust to. I think his speed would help the 2nd line and he would be more productive there. Move Tysplakov up, Duclair down