My two fondest recollections of last night's game was hearing this LEATHER LUNGED person yelling out "move the puck" and could hear it through the whole arena - and it was the voice of Patrick Roy.  I have never heard a coach yelling in the arena or the Coli from my seats about 2/3 of the way up on center ice behind the penalty boxes...but He could be heard often.  Sometimes you hear a goalie but never a coach.   and the way the place rocked when Horvat scored in OT.  

My biggest takeway - MAN - is Dallas a good team!   Sorokin let in one bad goal - but was elite last night - I think Dallas had at least 45 shots and many great ones.  They took zero penalties and i cannot recall one instance where I think the refs should have called one on them.  I just don't know all their players - but some that I have never heard of ( # 55 and # 5) had a very good game.  Pavelski was Pavelski.  Jamie Benn had a good game.  Seguin looks healthy and Matt Duchesne even looked really good.  Wedegwood in nets was always tough against NYI when he was with NJD.    He is a pretty good goalie! 

Lots of wood to chop for Patrick Roy, but the team played a pretty good for much of the game and I was impressed with a rebound effort of Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck who played very well - I think Father Time had caught up but Marty in particular had a good game.

The D is still very leaky.  The duo of Bo Horvat and Matt Barzal was special again and the best player on the ice for either team was again Noah Dobson.  By a lot.

For a NFL Football Sunday - the arena was pretty full.  Surprising - because the Isles over the years RARELY have Sunday games.   Saturday = NY Knicks and Sunday = the WEST 33rd Street Rag$.   And NFL football is king in NY.   I don't care too much about the NFL so I was going.  Seemed so weird to have a home game on a Sunday.

But the fans were all so happy with the coach - and his comments during the Saturday Presser and the post game yesterday - he made it a point to tell the fans that He wants us to be proud of the effort he puts in and of the team.  Newsday had a very nice article about the friendship Roy had with Mike Bossy - he was a neighbor of his in the Montreal area.   I think we are all still in shock trying to picture Patrick Roy with an Islanders logo.  We have had massive respect for him as a player.   And you don't often see Hall of Fame players as NHL coaches - do we?   

I am not going to look past TUE vs. Vegas - but - will point out that Isles @ Montreal on THU could be must see TV with all the local media covering this.   The MAJOR Achillies heel this year - the PK - no goals against on Sunday.   If he can fix this and cut down the Goals against....The Isles have a good shot to make the playoffs.  But there is a lot of work to do and time to get to it.

Thanks Kasz - always enjoy reading your comments.

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