New York Islanders Weekly Thoughts: Nassau and Ho-Sang

Apr 21, 2015; Uniondale, NY, USA; Islanders fans outside of the Coliseum before game four of the first round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs between the New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

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May 18, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; A general view of the arena in the overtime period in game four of the Western Conference Final of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

Nashville and Islanders Aren’t the Same

Now that the Nashville Predators are going to the Stanley Cup finals the records of both the Predators and Islanders have been bandied about Social Media as some sort of: “See! We could have been there!”

It can’t be further from the truth.

Sure both teams had the exact same 41-29-12 record through 82 regular season games. But that’s where the similarities end between the two.

Nashville boast and incredibly productive and mobile defensive unit of Roman Josi, P.K. Subban, Ryan Elias and Mattias Ekholm.

Must Read: The Predators Aren't the Same As The Isles

The Isles have Nick Leddy as that mobile defender/attacking threat. It’s something they need to address this offseason; getting the puck out of their zone and up to the forwards.

Maybe the addition of Ryan Pulock can do that, or maybe just shuffling the pairings might balance things out a bit better.