That Makes a Streak

Lets face it, with five wins since the start of December, the New York Islanders are the laughing stock of the NHL. With their first win in December coming on the 26th, many fans were ready to officially throw in the towel for the 2008-09 season. However, a New Years Eve matinee against the Florida Panthers which led to an impressive 4-2 win, some diehards wondered if maybe luck was changing on the Island.

That lasted for about two and a half days.

The Isles' January wasn't much better than their December, collecting three wins, all on the last three games of the month. The last of those wins, a very solid (dare I say impressive) win over, once again, the Florida Panthers, featured a great game by the "Kid Line" of Kyle Okposo, Blake Comeau, and Josh Bailey, a very good 60 minutes played by backstop Yann Danis, and a highlight reel goal by Bill Guerin which I was sure would be a top play on Sportcenter that night.

The last win of January gave the Isles a three game winning streak for the second time this year. The last time they accomplished that feat was November 13th through the 17th when they swept the Senators in a home-in-home series and when they beat the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout. And with the way the team has played as of late, perhaps this may be just what the boys need to turn it around.

With the "Kid Line" playing as well as they have, forwards Trent Hunter, Andy Hilbert, and Doug Weight all back from IR, plus Yann Danis holding down the fort until Joey MacDonald returns from his groin injury, there is no reason to not be optimistic about the month of February.

But then again, they are the Islanders.