No time to dwell on putrid penalty killing and the standings. The Islanders play again tonight in Buffalo with old friend Kyle Okposo waiting.

FIG picks go here. You can pick Okposo, and you’ll probably be right, but you won’t get credit for it.

And as if you needed even more incentive to watch:

J-F Berube is already in Buffalo. He's starting tomorrow against the Sabres. First start of the year for him. #Isles — Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) December 16, 2016

If the Islanders think they're saving face or being cagey by finally giving Berube a start before Christmas, I've got news for them. If the team wins tonight and/or Berube plays well, they'll look like dopes for not playing him earlier. If they lose and/or he plays poorly, they'll look like dopes for bending over backwards to keep him on the roster. Either way, they look like dopes.

Fair? No. The product of a shitty, demoralizing, derailed season. Yeah.

/end soapbox

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