Can you Smell What the Isles are Cookin'?

  "In my experience, there's no such thing as luck." - Obi Wan Kenobi "Luck favors the prepared, darling." - Edna Mode If you need me to tell you who Edna Mode is , you obviously don't have kids. And if you don't know who Obi-Wan Kenobi is, then God help you. Yes, the Islanders were very fortunate Monday night in Montreal. Own goals don't come around often, particularly those that tie the score with under five minutes to play in regulation. When Ryan O'Byrne backhanded the puck into his own net on a delayed penalty call, well, you could certainly call that good luck. But five wins in six games has less to do with luck and much more to do with how the Islanders have come together despite missing their franchise goaltender, being saddled with various injuries, and being in the midst of the youth movement with a first-year coach fresh from the minor leagues. We said at the start of the season that our expectations were almost nil , so anything positive this season would have been greatly ... (link)