There will be no grumbling about the Islanders’ schedule this time around.
A year after starting the season with 13 straight on the road while UBS Arena was being completed, the league threw the Isles a bone this season. The team’s first four games will be at home, starting with Thursday night’s opener against the Panthers, as well as six of their first nine. If they win Thursday, it will be their first victory in a home opener since 1994, which was also against the Panthers.
“I think a lot of guys left last season embarrassed and upset with themselves, because we know we had a lot more to give than we showed,” Casey Cizikas told The Post following Wednesday’s practice. “It’s gonna be a big start.”Three of the Islanders’ opponents on their opening homestand — Anaheim, San Jose and New Jersey — were not in the playoffs last season. From there, they will play five in a row against teams that made it past the first round .
Of course, the easiest way to handle that dynamic is by avoiding it altogether — by winning, and winning early.
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