PHILADELPHIA — Isaiah George, simply 32 video games into his NHL profession, wish to discover some extra consistency at this degree.
By no means thoughts the outdated cliché that it takes a defenseman 100-plus video games to adapt to the best degree of the game.
George, who snapped up a spot on the Islanders blue line after a November call-up, just isn’t grading himself on a curve.
“I think I just haven’t been too consistent right now,” George advised The Submit on Thursday morning. “Good games and a couple off games. Just finding that consistency will be big. Just go from there.”
That was earlier than George suffered a second straight off night time, sitting the ultimate 33:02 of the Islanders’ 3-0 win over the Flyers after struggling his manner via 5 shifts.
On condition that George had comparable struggles two nights prior towards Colorado, getting hemmed into the offensive zone all through the second interval earlier than sitting many of the third, it will not be an excessive amount of of a shock to see Dennis Cholowski within the lineup Saturday in Tampa.
After wanting unflappable upon his call-up earlier this season, this represents a pace bump for George. It’s to be anticipated of any younger participant, however how he responds shall be important.
“I always watch [the tape], always see, ’cause when you’re out on the ice, sometimes not everything’s how it seems,” George stated. “Sometimes you think something was there and it wasn’t or vice versa.”
George’s perspective, although, continues to impress.
“He’s very good when he moves that puck quick,” coach Patrick Roy stated earlier than the sport. “When he begins to play east-west and even bringing it again south, it’s somewhat more durable. However he’s 20 years outdated. Are you kidding me? To me, it’s an outstanding expertise for him. He couldn’t ask for any higher.
“I love the fact that even if he’s making mistakes, he’s capable of coming back and playing harder the next one and that shows character to me. And that’s what you want to know. How many guys are going out there and making a mistake and being afraid just being on the ice they’ll make another one? I like him a lot. He hasn’t been perfect. Nobody is. He’s bouncing back.”
In an indication that neither Marcus Hogberg (higher physique) nor Semyon Varlamov (decrease physique) is predicted again within the close to time period, Roy stated the expectation is for the group’s fourth-string goalie, Jakub Skarek, to play in some unspecified time in the future.
“When? We don’t know. But he will play,” Roy stated. “As of right now, Ilya [Sorokin]’s playing really well.”
The Islanders despatched Hudson Fasching (higher physique) to AHL Bridgeport on a conditioning project.
