Bye Bye Islanders

The New York Islanders looked like they were going to put up a fight towards the end of the series against the Carolina Hurricanes. Unfortunately for them Carolina crushed their dreams real quick. In Game 4, the Islanders put up a lasting fight, winning 3-2 in overtime. It looked like the Islanders had a shot to put up more of a fight, but the Carolina Hurricanes came out in Game 5 hungry for a win. They won 6-3 eliminating the Islanders from the NHL Playoffs.

The Islanders fought tooth and nail to even make it into this playoff spot. But their players were hungry for more:

"I mean, that's just a tough way to lose a game," Islanders captain Anders Lee said. "We were grinding back, stayed in the fight all night. We believed what we were doing, believed we were going to win this hockey game, and two bounces like that that. ... It's tough to swallow, but that's how it goes sometimes."

Many thought the Islanders were going to get swept completely but they put up a good fight and proved that they belonged in the Stanely Cup Playoff race, unfortunately for them it just was not enough this season.

"I feel like we deserve better. I thought we played some good hockey in that series. Losing in five, I feel like we deserve a little bit better, and I'm not saying we should have won that series, (but) I'm saying that we could go home right now and play game No. 6 easily, and instead it's over." New York coach Patrick Roy said.

With their new head coach, Patrick Roy, staying on for next season it will be interesting to see what they have in store for next year. As for the Carolina Hurricanes they will move on to play the New York Rangers in the next round.

Hurricanes recover, eliminate Islanders with win in Game 5 | NHL.com

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