Whole lot of Shakin’ going on…

It happened about 12 hours after the game, but God has a way of making his presence felt.

Isles country – we are back in business.

Thanks to 13 and 14, the Isles are now in a playoff position. It has been so nice to see the fruits of the Lou Lamiorello trade last All-Star break to get the former Vancouver captain.

Have you noticed how the trade is going? Do you think we made a bad trade? Cmon Lou doubters – let me know….

Last night – Noah Dobson played one of his best games in quite a while. His defensive play has been poor of late, but he had a great game against the Blue Jackets. His gap control was excellent, and very little dumping and chasing was happening. This will be much more needed tomorrow night against a very strong Predators team.

Ilya Sorokin had a so-so game, but he made a pivotal save moving side to side quickly to rob Columbus of a game tying goal. I still feel that he is not 100%, but his effort in the last two games was strong enough.

Varly will get the start tomorrow – and we need to see the veteran in top form. When the Isles are successful, it starts with the back end. We know that from 2020 and 2021. Can we see it again? Time will tell.

So as it stands right now – the Isles are sitting in the 2nd wild card spot. If the season ended today, the Islanders will be playing our friends from Manhattan in the first round. So many really WANT to see this. In the eyes of this reporter, I am not sure. It will bring a great deal of hype to the metro area. Some, including my wife, want to see them play another team. What do you think? Let me know in the comments.

So psyche yourselves up for tomorrow – we know that the Predators have not been gracious to us in past games. But we need the effort of the Islanders from Thursday night – to be out there Saturday. As I always say on my podcast, think about the first five minutes of the game. See how the team comes out and hopefully that will be the litmus test. Just keep playing an “A” effort, and we could see the team move in the standings.

Imagine that? Does that SHAKE YOU UP? Maybe not at a 4.8 on the Richter scale, but it is a nice thought.

#LGI