New York Islanders Daily: Elimination Day 2018 Reaction

For the second year in a row, the New York Islanders will be at home during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Let’s look at the reactions from the elimination.

It’s Elimination Day ladies and gents. Last night the New York Islanders were officially eliminated from the playoffs. After a restless night of mulling over all the gutwrenching things that occurred to the Islanders in 2017-2018, it’s time to begin our post-elimination emotional phase.

This is a team that had an almost 100 percent chance of making the playoffs, and also a team that had the highest percentage at winning the Stanley Cup at one point this season.

I wanted to share some of the best tweet reactions to being officially eliminated. Remember, we’re all in this together:

Two years ago #Isles beat #FlaPanthers in first round for first playoff series win since '93. Now, 2nd year out of playoffs.
Said Tavares: "You didn’t think about two years ago being in this position. You never think about being here. You don’t want to be here. It is what it is."
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) March 27, 2018

#Isles Sad. pic.twitter.com/kLjMxaG2JN
— SethC (@SethC75) March 27, 2018

#Isles lose 14th of 16 games. At home, 3-0. Eliminated. Words said by Doug Weight:
“We had a good start and good finish...We battled...These guys played the right way...It’s 3-0 and looks abysmal, but it wasn’t...We have a good team and a good group.”
It’s bonkers.
— Chris Botta (@ChrisBottaNHL) March 27, 2018

The Islanders organization seems to have a very different definition of the word “soon” than the rest of us. If I tell my boss I’ll have something to him soon, and I don’t produce it for 12 years, me thinks I’d get fired. #isles https://t.co/rzgLQIBaf6
— Andrew B. (@El_Comanche15) March 27, 2018

Five NHL teams since 1995 have had two centers that averaged more than a point per game.

Two of those teams, the 1995-96 Avs and 2008-09 Penguins, won the Stanley Cup. Two others made the playoffs.

The fifth, the 2018 Islanders, are about to be eliminated from the playoff race.
— James Duffy (@TwoTurtleDuffs) March 27, 2018

13-22-7 since Belmont Announcement #Isles pic.twitter.com/XgIqCkdHeD
— ????? ??? (@IslesFix) March 27, 2018

The next date of importance is April 28, when the draft lottery is announced and we find out where the Islanders will pick. Until then, we’re “Fallin’ for Dahlin”. Thanks for following along with us throughout the year, and we’ll have more coverage of course for their final six games. Remember we’re all in this together…

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