New York Islanders Are Ice Cold in December

After a brilliant month of November where the Islanders pulled to within two games of .500, the New York Islanders began to plummet down another steep drop in what has been a dramatic up and down roller-coaster ride of a season. The New York Islanders were 8-6-1 in November, and though that may not look too impressive the Isles played very good all around hockey, backed by excellent goaltending by their backup, Joey MacDonald. Scott Gordon's aggressive system seemed to be sinking into the youngsters and veterans alike of the New York squad, and they were slowly creeping out of the NHL East's basement and toward potential playoff contention. Nineteen year old rookie was called up and provided a spark, as the team continued to succeed. Islanders' brass had the option of sending him back down to play in a big Junior Hockey Tournament, but they elected to keep the young center in the NHL where he could get even more valuable experience. Everything seemed to be going so well, and I was finally ... (link)