ELMONT, N.Y. — Kyle Palmieri said after the Islanders’ dispiriting overtime loss to the lowly Blue Jackets on Friday night that “we didn’t really come ready to play.”
Was that a surprising and disappointing thing to hear from a team leader at this stage of the season, given the Islanders’ precarious playoff position?
“Yeah, sure it is,” coach Lane Lambert said before Saturday’s game against the Sabres at UBS Arena. “No question.”