Mat Barzal’s antics put unrecognizable Islanders in bad spot
NY Post
The guys wearing white were unrecognizable. They were wearing the Islanders logo on their chests, but come on, those uniforms must have been purchased at a costume store running a Buy One, Get 20 sale.
For this Monday night in Tampa, the Islanders were imposters, unable to compete in any facet of the game, overrun in all three zones by the Lightning in an 8-0 Game 5 defeat that stands as the most lopsided in franchise playoff history and leaves the club on the brink of extinction going into Wednesday’s Game 6 at the Coliseum. “It was one of those nights where we couldn’t do anything right,” head coach Barry Trotz said following the fiasco. “If this result doesn’t motivate us, then I’m not sure what will. We’ve just got to man up.”
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