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Statement Win For the Islanders In Toronto!
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Welcome back to the Isles Den Podcast!
Coming to you Sunday morning after the Islanders stunned the Maple Leafs 4-1 in Toronto.
It was a statement win that should make every fan proud, but one that came at a cost, with both Cal Ritchie and Matias Maccelli leaving the game.
The stars are carrying this thing to another level. Bo Horvat is playing the best hockey of his Islanders career, scoring the game-winner, setting up Simon Holmstrom, and turning whoever lands on his wing into a producer.
Matthew Schaefer continues to look like a 99 overall playing against normal humans, and Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov have the Islanders leading the NHL in goals saved above expected.
Credit Pete DeBoer too, as the high danger chances against have been cut down dramatically. The depth also showed up in Toronto. Anthony Duclair answered his benching with a goal, Holmstrom scored twice after moving up to the first line, and Ondrej Palat put together a dominant 20-0 shot attempt night.
The injuries sting, though. Ritchie goes down at a pivotal point in his development, and Maccelli got hurt playing the best hockey of his career, on a five-game point streak and just two minutes after Jack tweeted the Islanders should extend him. With no Mathew Barzal timeline in sight, Jack ran through the Hamilton call-up candidates, explained why it won't be Cole Eiserman and why Victor Eklund could be headed down, and previewed Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks.
Chapters
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:30 New York Islanders vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Postgame
- 01:00 Anthony Duclair, Simon Holmstrom and Ondrej Palat Shine
- 02:30 Cal Ritchie and Matias Maccelli Injuries
- 07:00 Pete DeBoer Cutting Down the High Danger Chances
- 08:52 Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov
- 09:00 Matthew Schaefer and Bo Horvat Are Playing at Superstar Levels
- 12:08 Do Mitchell Chaffee and Kyle MacLean enter the lineup?
- 14:55 Can The Isles Sustain Their Winning Formula?