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- Jul 13, 2013
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STARTING GOALIE
JAMES REIMER
0-2-1 GAA: ∞ Sv%: minus ∞
STARTING GOALIE
#1 THOMAS GREISS
1-2-0 2.59 GAA .918SV%
GAME STORY:
An emotional game can be expected as a well rested Islanders team takes on a Panthers team on the 2nd leg of a back to back. The Islanders planned a moment of silence for 4 time Cup winning and longtime Panthers executive Bill Torrey, who died of a heart attack at 83 in May. This was before the passing of Charles Wang, longtime Islanders owner who famously bought the team after watching 1 hockey game. Wang, who died over the weekend from lung cancer at 74, owned the team from 2000-2016 and who was regarded as an inexperienced and a cheap owner, who did however fight extremely hard to keep the team in Long Island and was well regarded by players.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Matt Barzal is ridiculously good and the player the rebuilding Islanders regard as their franchise with the departure of John Tavares. At 21, he already averages over a point per game, and with Florida's goalie situation, you can expect him to keep that average up.