#NYC #NYI #isles https://t.co/AfvNsJXFIO just dropped it's season preview for NYI 8/18/26 lot's of Darche quotes on several topics. https://t.co/HuUGRGZbVt
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) August 18, 2026
"The players, I want to tell them it's not what you're capable of doing, it's what you're willing to do to win," Darche said. "We have a lot of players that are capable of all things, but what's everyone willing to do to be able to win?"
They can't score enough to win, forty one games two goals or fewer, and they got to fifteen games over .500, sixth in the division with two weeks to go. Then everything that was expected not to work, stopped working for good. No more overtime games after Schenn's debut, injuries on defense. As soon as my view was they did it for almost six month's with all their issues, what's two more weeks? We found out as Flyers, Pens and all teams chasing them, passed them. No group of players could buy-in more, Roy still paid with his job. Now it's on Deboer to get scoring out of eight forwards who don't score with Lee gone that simply cannot produce the goals needed, in a real season now without a ton of tired teams in a condensed schedule. I like the defense/goaltending.
#NYC #NYI #isles I did not think scoring was there last year and somehow scoring two goals or less in 41 games they got to fifteen over/sixth place on 3/29/26 before the roof caved in. No one can make #81-44-21-53-18-32-10-Engvall produce goals needed. They won't go 10-0 in ot.
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) August 18, 2026