I created this fanpost about 2 months ago comparing the rough stretches the islanders went through in November of 2010 and 2011. Since then, the team has showed flashes of progression, but is still in need of strong finish to end up in the 80-90pt range - a finish that I believe would be a definite sign of growth for the franchise. While points alone will not dictate whether or not the Islanders rebuild can be considered on the right track as of 2011-2012, I wanted to take another look at last season vs. this season to gauge what that part of the picture will look like.

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Since the Isles rough stretch began this year, it has felt to me like they are facing their demons from last season - with a chance to avoid the type of losing streak(s) that killed their playoff hopes. Here's a quick analysis of the two seasons so far.

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Editor's Note: Welcoming nyi22 (a user name after my own heart) and front-paging his FanPost 'cause I won't have anything new tonight, and all use of debate-stirring charts to put off productive time at work is highly encouraged.

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Long time reader, first time poster.  I thought I'd project out some numbers to stir up some discussion.

So far, the Islanders have played 14 games this season (5-4-5). That works out to approximately 17% of the games they will play this season.  Granted its not a huge sample size, but I think with almost 1/5 of the season played so far, it will provide a somewhat accurate gauge of where our players are heading.  Alright, it's not even somewhat accurate but at least its fun to look at. I was just going to project a few players numbers, but since I'm bored at work I decided to bust out excel and do the whole team (minus the goalies):

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