It's only Game 1 and it resulted in a loss, but the Islanders put on a good show for opening night at the Coliseum.John Tavares had a heck of a debut, scoring his first career NHL goal and recording his first assist. He also missed a key breakaway, flubbed a shot in the sudden death shootout and whiffed on two shots from the left flank on power play situations. The good thing is that he was able to get himself in those situations and through time, he'll make good on those opportunities.
The crowd was electric - more so than any other regular season game at the Coliseum in the last five years. That was expected.
(Continue to Thin Ice)
(Continue to Thin Ice)