Because of Thursday's loss, the Islanders no longer control their playoff-seeding destiny. The Isles are now in eighth in the East. Even if they win Friday in their finale, they'd need help elsewhere to improve their playoff position. "We haven't played a full 60 minutes in almost a week now," Travis Hamonic said after the Isles lost in regulation for only the second time in the last 16 games (11-2-3). "We have to be better. We didn't deserve to win this one tonight."