Assessing the New York Islanders through their first 20 games

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 16: John Tavares and Josh Bailey (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 16: John Tavares and Josh Bailey (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: Zack Kassian (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Something to Look Forward to 

There are many things to look forward to as the season goes on. The development of Josh Ho-Sang. Matthew Barzal and seeing if he can’t stay hot. But the one thing bigger than the talent on the Isles is the talent of the entire Metro Division.

I’ve talked about the division race before and how the schedule is going to be different going forward. But the whole division race will be something that is fun to watch.

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The Islanders still have a ton of games left vs the Devils, Penguins, Flyers, Rangers, and Blue Jackets left.

All those games against rivals will be a blast to watch. Then we will find out what this team is truly capable of.

The race to the Stanley Cup starts with the clinic that is going to be the Metro division race.