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This version of the Islanders has proven it is best fit for a specific type of game

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Sears, E. (2026, October 17). This version of the Islanders has proven it is best fit for a specific type of game. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/sports/this-version-of-the-islanders-has-proven-its-best-fit-for-a-specific-type-of-game/

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The New York Islanders showed they can play a tight-checking, physical style of hockey when it counts by performing well defensively against the Ottawa Senators on October 17, despite losing 2-1 in a shootout. The game highlighted the team’s defensive strength compensating for their offensive struggles this season, which has led some to question if they are reverting to being a defense-first team after years of playing an aggressive style. This shift was particularly noticeable given that the Senators have played well early on despite some scoring issues.

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🔮 And now the Islanders will hold their breath, hoping there is no hearing and subsequent suspension for Emil Heineman following his knee-on-knee hit to Isaac Howard that got him kicked out of Saturday’s match just 2:22 into the proceedings.

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🔮 The Islanders were on their heels late in regulation, requiring a few scrambling defensive shifts to get the game to overtime, but they would eventually earn the extra point.

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🔮 And second, while it might be true that three goals gives you a good chance every night, it leaves little margin for error.

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🔮 To the extent there’s a worry, it’s less about the here and now and more that the mileage Schaefer accumulates as a teenager could affect him in the future.

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🔮 The suggestion that Scott Mayfield may soon ask for a trade was shot down earlier this week by Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche.

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Seven games into the season, the still-hazy picture of the Islanders that’s starting to peek through the fog is a team that, most nights, needs its defense to compensate for its offense. asserted

that → start → offense

There’s some irony in that, given the club has spent the past few years playing a style of hockey that flies in the face of an outdated reputation, earned nearly a decade ago, that they are a defense-first team. asserted

they → ’ → reputation

Now that perception is finally catching up to reality — thanks Matthew Schaefer! — the Islanders look like they are shifting back to where they used to be. asserted

they → catch → reality

Thursday night in Ottawa felt instructive, not because it was the first time the Islanders have looked capable of playing a tight-checking, physical game that demands attention to detail, but because they were doing it on the road against a Senators team that, despite some offensive struggles, has played quite well to start the season. asserted

that → feel → season

The Islanders lost that game 2-1 in a shootout, but on the defensive side of the puck, there was little to dislike. asserted

Islanders → lose → puck

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