Islanders midseason report card
Jack Capuano leaves the ice following a 5-0 defeat against the Detroit Red Wings at Nassau Coliseum. (Nov. 29, 2013) Credit: Getty
It's been bad.
Not exactly breaking news there, right? The Islanders have reached the halfway mark with worse records than they have this season -- game 41 isn't until Tuesday in Boston -- but hardly ever with the expectations both outside and inside the organization. They have been marginally better of late, but nothing can excuse yet another November swoon that has the Islanders swimming upstream for the rest of this season. Overall grade: F
Capuano has had very little to work with on defense and in goal thanks to a few key injuries and overestimations of a few young players. His motivational skills may be in question, but how did the same coaching staff get essentially the same team to tighten up when it mattered last season? Capuano has only been able to work with what he's got.
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