One game at a time, one shift at a time.
That was the credo on which the Islanders were built. It was the direction that Al Arbour gave to his team during the 1975 playoffs, when it was down three games to none against the Penguins. The Islanders came back and won that series, advanced to the semifinals, went down 3-0 again to the Flyers and again came back to force a Game 7.
Most important at the moment, it is exactly what the current Islanders need to heed as they approach Game 3 in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday. The deficit is different, the league is different, the world is vastly different than it was 44 years ago, but the advice is still as relevant. In fact, it is the only way they can get back into the second-round series against the Hurricanes.
