Capuano calls out Islanders' additions, veterans after loss to Panthers

Jack Capuano isn't singling anyone out, but he's not discriminating when it comes to laying blame, either.

The New York Islanders head coach directed his frustration at the team's offseason additions, veterans, and young players alike, after a 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers at home in the Barclays Center on Wednesday night.

"We signed some guys for reasons, we want to give those guys an opportunity," Capuano said postgame, according to the New York Post's Brett Cyrgalis.

"There are some other guys, too - you can say the veteran guys, but there are a few of the young guys - you watch the game tonight, they were non-factors," he said.

"What you need to do right now, in the time that you're in this game right now, you have to come to the rink and you have to be a difference-maker. If you don't have that mindset to be a difference-maker, knowing it's a crucial time with games in hand, to play like you played tonight, then you're in the wrong profession as an athlete."

One of the Islanders' offseason signings, Jason Chimera, was on the ice for less than 10 minutes on Wednesday night, and Andrew Ladd, a more significant addition, played under 15 minutes himself.

Capuano revealed he'll be making some changes when the Islanders play the Panthers again in Florida on Friday night.

"There are guys that will be out of the lineup next game, no doubt about that," he said. "It's the accountability of the coaching staff to do what they have to do."

The Islanders have sunk to the basement of the Eastern Conference with only 15 wins in 39 games.