Isles Face Tampa

For Islanders Country, 2PM today will be more important than whatever their doing at work, home or on the road. I don't mean to sound too dramatic, but its time to get out of the dog house.

The Isles take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in a game that will surely be difficult to win. Josh Bailey is out for the next 6 games with an upper body injury, Hillen is spoon feeding, Brendan Witt is on waivers and we have lost 5 straight games. Like I mentioned in a previous blog, all hope is not lost, today is a great day to turn things around.

The isles have 6 games left before the Olympic break. How sweet would a 6 game win streak be? Nah, I'm crazy to even have that thought cross my mind. On Saturday we face Carolina (winnable), on Tuesday Nashville (fat chance), and on Wednesday Sid the Kid and the Penguins. The last two games will be against Tampa and Ottawa. That said, the Isles best get something brewing, and try and position ourselves for a good race in March and then April.

Today's Wake Up Call goes out to John Tavares and Sean Bergenheim. Neither have been productive as of late, but at least Bergy constantly has his feet moving. Tavares is often on the floor swatting at legs and the puck. Wake up!

Go Isles!