Statement Win For the Islanders In Toronto!

<p>Welcome back to the Isles Den Podcast!</p><p>Coming to you Sunday morning after the Islanders stunned the Maple Leafs 4-1 in Toronto. </p><p>It was a statement win that should make every fan proud, but one that came at a cost, with both Cal Ritchie and Matias Maccelli leaving the game. </p><p>The stars are carrying this thing to another level. Bo Horvat is playing the best hockey of his Islanders career, scoring the game-winner, setting up Simon Holmstrom, and turning whoever lands on his wing into a producer. </p><p>Matthew Schaefer continues to look like a 99 overall playing against normal humans, and Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov have the Islanders leading the NHL in goals saved above expected. </p><p>Credit Pete DeBoer too, as the high danger chances against have been cut down dramatically. The depth also showed up in Toronto. Anthony Duclair answered his benching with a goal, Holmstrom scored twice after moving up to the first line, and Ondrej Palat put together a dominant 20-0 shot attempt night. </p><p>The injuries sting, though. Ritchie goes down at a pivotal point in his development, and Maccelli got hurt playing the best hockey of his career, on a five-game point streak and just two minutes after Jack tweeted the Islanders should extend him. With no Mathew Barzal timeline in sight, Jack ran through the Hamilton call-up candidates, explained why it won't be Cole Eiserman and why Victor Eklund could be headed down, and previewed Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks.</p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Intro </li><li>00:30 New York Islanders vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Postgame</li><li>01:00 Anthony Duclair, Simon Holmstrom and Ondrej Palat Shine</li><li>02:30 Cal Ritchie and Matias Maccelli Injuries </li><li>07:00 Pete DeBoer Cutting Down the High Danger Chances </li><li>08:52 Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov </li><li>09:00 Matthew Schaefer and Bo Horvat Are Playing at Superstar Levels</li><li>12:08 Do Mitchell Chaffee and Kyle MacLean enter the lineup?</li><li>14:55 Can The Isles Sustain Their Winning Formula?</li></ul><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/islesden" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Isles Den Socials</a></p>