New York Islanders Podcast: Offense Continues to Falter

The New York Islanders offense is letting them down at the most inopportune time, right as they head towards the playoffs.

Since the trade deadline at the end of February, the New York Islanders offense has stumbled toward the postseason. To be fair, that same offense wasn’t great going into the deadline. But its somehow worse now.

Before the trade deadline, the New York Islanders were scoring 2.87 goals for per game. Since the trade deadline, that number has dropped to 2.06 goals for per game. Not good as the Islanders head towards a multi-game engagement with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs this April.

It’s not to say they can’t get back to where they were just a month ago, but they’ve only got five games to figure it out. That’s not a lot of time. Matt and Mitch talk about what they see the problem(s) could be.

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What Else Do We Talk About?

Andrew Ladd is out for up to five months (maybe even longer) with a torn ACL. He didn’t deserve to play, but he also didn’t deserve to see his season end this way. We still have four years of Andrew Ladd making $5.5 million and now injuries are starting to pile up for the 33-year-old.

As we head towards the playoffs, who’s in the Islanders Crunch Time 6? What six players should the Islanders toss over the board int he dying minutes of a game seven with the team down 1-0? Now, how confident are you that those six can score a goal and tie the game?

Look at the New York Islanders roster. What three players on that roster are overrated? Either by the club or the fanbase. What three players have values that are overblown by either side? Matt and Mitch discuss who makes their lists for most overrated player.