Which New York team has a better chance of making the playoffs? 

It has not been the start to the regular season that the New York Rangers or New York Islanders would have imagined, but as American Thanksgiving approaches, the question remains –- will New York City see Stanley Cup Playoff hockey come the spring?

Through 24 and 23 games, respectively, the Rangers sit bottom of the Metropolitan Division with 24 points, and the Islanders are in third with 28 points. It’s a close race, but neither face any certainty heading into the last few games in November. 

On Tuesday’s episode of Daily Faceoff Live, hosts Tyler Yaremchuk and Carter Hutton dove into the playoff potential of both New York City franchises. 

Yaremchuk: I wanted to turn our attention to the New York area where Islanders and the Rangers. This or that, which team would you pick if you had to, to make the playoffs? 

Hutton: This is a tough one, too. I’m going to go with the New York Islanders. I just think about the goaltending with Ilya Sorokin, where he’s at.

Igor Shesterkin is obviously good, but that Rangers team just doesn’t give me good vibes. It feels like the culture is bad there. I know JT Miller made a couple cool T-shirts, and he’s trying to sell those on his teammates, but he’s not performing well, right? I think the shot in the arm for me is there’s still enough older guys on the New York Islanders as insulated players. I think the Matthew Schaefer boost that this team has got is there, and I think Patrick Roy is going to melt this thing for all it’s worth to try to get this team in the playoffs. 

You can catch the rest of the New York Rangers and New York Islanders segment, as well as the rest of Tuesday’s show right here…