from Arthur Staple of Newsday,

There were scattered chants of “Fire Cappy!” throughout the first two periods as well while the Islanders looked lost on the ice, outshot 30-12 after 40 minutes.

“Not the first time it’s happened, right?” Capuano said. “I know what we’ve accomplished the last three years. I know our record. That has no effect on me or the team.”...

...Asked for a word or two to sum it up, Travis Hamonic offered, “Frustrating. With an expletive in front.”

With grumblings recently about the three goaltenders on the roster and the major struggle of big-name free agent signee Andrew Ladd, who still has no goals and one assist to start his Isles career, it seems general manager Garth Snow may need to jolt his team to life as the season gets moving and teams start to separate themselves.

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