Islanders are packed with talent, have been stockpiling it for a while. They should be on the rise, especially after the big showing last season.
And Florida has guys like Barkov, Bjugstad and Huberdeau. And Thomas backstopping them, they should be able to be doing more damage than us in the standings, also being in the east and all.
I know we're better offensively when healthy, and there seems to be a confidence issue going on right now, but the fact that these teams that are a mile ahead of us in developed talent department can't leapfrog us in the standings is nothing short of pathetic on their parts.
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