Isaiah George Talk On Hockey Night in New York The 2024 portion of the New York Islanders [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/]schedule didn't go their way. After 38 games, the team is 14-17-7 for seventh in the Metropolitan Division, with the season so close to slipping away. Here's a New Year's resolution for each member of the team, starting with management: MANAGEMENT Lamoriello: Sell, sell, sell. Roy: Help fix one of the many issues, especially the starts and endings of games. MacLean: Try having the man advantage play below the dots rather than above. Albelin: Try a different structure. The flush/wedge doesn't work with this group. Desrosiers: Take more control of the PK. FORWARDS Barzal: A fast-forward button for him to get into midseason form. Lee: Keep doing what he's doing because he's playing like a top-flight power forward. Horvat: Rediscover the consistent scoring touch from a year ago. Pageau: Help lead the PK out of the basement. Duclair: Stay healthy and help with the transition game. Tsyplakov: Cut down on penalty minutes and turnovers and also drive the net more. Nelson: Play with more of an oomph in the defensive zone and find the back of the twine early in 2025. Palmieri: Shoot the puck more, as he's averaging a tad over two per game. He has one of the better releases on the team. Holmstrom: Get healthy, and unlike when he suffered a knee injury two years ago, have the confidence to go back into board battles immediately. Cizikas: Get back to being the chippy forward he has always been. MacLean: Move the puck quicker, especially in transition. Engvall: Crash the net. It's really that simple. Fasching: Play the simple brand of hockey that had him sticking in the lineup two years ago. Martin: Continue to do the job description when called upon. DEFENSEMEN Dobson: Find another battle level in own zone. Romanov: Don't join the rush as much. Pelech: Get that jaw piece off soon. Pulock: Fire the missile any chance he can. George: Don't be as aggressive in the offensive zone. Mayfield: Stay on his feet on 2-on-1s. Cholowski: Continue to find ways to get pucks on net from the point. GOALIES Sorokin: Get back to basics. Play more positionally sound and rely less on reflexes. Varlamov: Get healthy. Hogberg: Stay ready.
