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Islanders Gameday (at last!): Post-Olympic sprint begins in Montreal
We’re back! Or rather, they’re back. The Islanders face a compressed post-Olympic schedule, with 24 games to go and re-entering play in third place in the Metro, with several teams nipping at their heels. Things begin tonight vs. the Canadiens in Montreal. Your picks for the First Islanders Goal in three weeks go here. Elsewhere […]
Islanders News: Returning to action…and trades
The NHL is back in action after its damn-near-monthlong Olympic break with eight games tonight, though the Islanders don’t resume until tomorrow night in Montreal, one of 12 games Thursday. That didn’t keep them from kicking off the looming trade frenzy, though, with a minor league swap of Julien Gauthier to the Blues/Springfield for Matt […]
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 362 – Sloth in a Sauna
Mike and Dan look ahead to the Islanders resuming their season with three huge games, and present a special Olympic version of Master Leaf Theatre. The Islanders’ final 24 games will be a brutal sprint, with lots of in-conference opponents, a road trip out west and seven back-to-backs. They get a taste of all of […]
Islanders News: Golden Brock and Bo Silver
In 1980, it was Jim Craig. In 1996, it was Mike Richter. In 2026, it was Connor Hellebuyck playing the role of goaltender spoiler keying a U.S. victory over a favored opponent. Deciding the gold medal via 3-on-3 overtime feels silly, but it’s at least an improvement over the shootout (Peter Forsberg, 1994, and Czechs […]
Islanders News & Olympic Finale Day
The U.S. and Canada battle for gold — the 8 a.m. EST game may be done by the time you read this — and the Olympics mercifully conclude Sunday. Then the Islanders will get their Olympians back and resume play Thursday in Montreal. Bo Horvat will return with either a gold or silver. Islanders News: […]
Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Episode 81 – Rob Davison (with guest John Cullen)
Along with comedian, podcaster and new author John Cullen, we remember Rob Davison, who had one major moment against a marquee opponent in his very short stint on Long Island. Like a lot of defensive defensemen, Rob Davison was not a player most people would remember. His job was preventing goals, not scoring them, for […]
Olympic Hockey: U.S. women win gold, men go for medal round
The U.S. women fulfilled their destiny, completing their running of the table and medal rounds, though this time they needed a late equalizer and overtime to get past Canada to win gold. It’s almost always an epic battle between those two, even when one is a clear favorite as the U.S. were this time around. […]
Canada, USA dodge disaster as Olympic semifinals set
The practically pre-ordained dream final of Canada vs. USA in Olympic men’s hockey is still on the table after both tournament favorites needed overtime to avoid disaster in the quarterfinals. Canada erased a late Czech one-goal lead (from current Islander Ondrej Palat, lest you forget) to then win on a Mitch Marner OT winner, while […]
Olympic Quarterfinal Day; Islanders back at practice
Here we are! Well, sort of…almost. The Islanders are now legally allowed to reconvene, while Wednesday at the Olympics offers a full day of men’s ice hockey quarterfinals: The U.S. and Sweden likely gave themselves the toughest mutual matchup, thanks to Sweden’s round-robin slip and the U.S. failure to run up the score against each […]
Olympic Knockout Rounds Set
The Olympic men’s hockey round robin is complete, with things generally playing out as expected save for a couple of exceptions. One of those is Sweden, though “didn’t win your group” is not exactly an emergency crisis like, say, losing to Latvia would be. Back on the home front, non-Olympic NHLers (including all Russians, heh) […]
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 361 – These Bums Have a Chance
Mike and Dan run down the Islanders lineup to say something positive about each player and how they’ve contributed to the good overall season they’ve had so far. We heard some feedback that the last episode came off a little too nervous or negative, so we challenged ourselves to accentuate the plusses of every position […]
Olympic Openers: Bo & Brock shine
He’s not ours anymore, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still celebrate Brocktober in February. The first couple of days in Olympics men’s hockey produced predictable results, with the top-rated teams rolling against less-heralded opponents. Canada brushed Czechia aside while Jordan Binnington pitched a shutout to temper concerns that his NHL season results would continue […]
Islanders News: Poletin, prospects, Olympic kickoff
The NHL break continues but men’s hockey begins today at the Olympics, with Group B featuring Slovakia-Finland (10:30 a.m. EST) and Sweden vs. hosts Italy (3:00 p.m. EST). There are three groups that will do round-robin in the preliminary round, and the U.S. has the relatively light Group C assignment with House of Frans Denmark, […]
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 360 – Presented by Benihana
Mike and Dan recap the Islanders’ wheezing last games and take stock of where the team sits at the Olympic break before enjoying a dessert of Ranger Piece Theater. The Islanders did what we asked last week and grabbed at least four points. Too bad they looked mostly lousy while doing it. So while their […]
Islanders Memories: Loudest moments at the Coliseum
Was Nassau Coliseum even louder during some 2000s Resurrection Moments than it was during the dynasty’s greatest moments? We’ll never know for sure, but a couple threads on Twitter elicited “loudest I ever heard that building” sentiments, though the Cup heyday and these other moments are a generation or two apart. There was a release, […]
Olympic Break News: Super Monday
Ever since a couple of friends who most often hosted Super Bowl parties each relocated out of town, I’ve…discovered the sheer joy and found time that comes with not following the NFL. An intense, grueling season of Sundays to myself and my family culminates in Super Bowl Sunday, when I can go wherever I want […]
Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Episode 80 – Dick Tarnstrom (with guest Dan Hopper)
Along with “Thrill of Defeat” host and Pittsburgh guy Dan Hopper, we remember Dick Tarnstrom, who turned getting waived by the Islanders into a starring role on some bad transitional Penguins teams. While the Penguins have had some all time great players in their history, the periods between those players were pretty dire. Bankruptcies, empty […]
Islanders 3 (EN), Devils 1: Horvat comes up clutch again
Up until a little over 16 minutes into the third, this recap had a very different vibe. The Islanders did only register 14 shots on goal, apparently tying their lowest ever against the New Jersey Devils, last done in 2004. Ilya Sorokin needed to put in a Vezina-level (and frankly, Hart-level) performance to keep the […]
Islanders vs. Devils Gameday News: Olympics Eve
I don’t know nor care when the Olympics actually start (the men’s hockey games start in six days), but for our NHL-centric purposes they start tomorrow. Or rather, today is the last day before a long, cold break in the schedule, when we’ll just hope Bo Horvat and Ondrej Palat stay healthy while we hear […]
Islanders 5, Penguins 4 (OT): Horvat, Barzal find their groove
The New York Islanders pulled out a late equalizer and 5-4 overtime win in an intense, back-and-forth meeting with the Pittsburgh Penguins that highlighted how we have Ilya Sorokin and they have Replacement Jarry. True, Sorokin allowed at least one goal he would want back, when Bryan Rust banked a shot in off his glove […]
Islanders Gameday News: Back home vs. Penguins
The Islanders did not get the job done in D.C., they did not claim any points vs. the Capitals, so they’ll aim for redemption tonight back home against the Penguins. Helpfully, Pittsburgh lost last night in regulation on a late Claude Giroux goal, so their standings edge above the Isles remains two points, though with […]
Capitals 4 (EN), Islanders 1: Four unanswered goals sink Isles in DC
Third-string rookie goalie? No problem… for the Capitals. Clay Stevenson played just his second game this year, and while he didn’t get his first career shutout, he turned away 29 of 30 shots by the Islanders. Bo Horvat still looks a bit rusty after missing some time due to injury; he had a lot of […]
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 359 – An Ensemble of Situations
Mike and Dan look back at a packed week of trades, wins, a season sweep and one terrible loss that makes an already daunting upcoming week for the Islanders even more scary. For five days last week, Islanders fans were feeling good. Three wins, two over the Rangers in a humiliating season sweep complete with […]
Islanders Gameday: Metro back-to-back
The Islanders enter a pretty significant back-to-back with a match vs. the Capitals tonight in D.C. followed by tomorrow night at home to the Penguins. The Capitals are just four points behind the Isles and can narrow that gap tonight, though they’ve played one more game. The Penguins currently sit two points above the Islanders […]
Predators 4, Islanders 3: Nothing gained
The Islanders lost a frustrating game in regulation to the Nashville Predators, one they didn’t really deserve anything from, though the circumstances were still frustrating. They blew an early 2-0 lead after looking pretty good in the first 10 minutes of the game, then were completely discombobulated the rest of the way, relying on Ilya […]
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