Lighthouse Hockey

You guys couldn’t go more than five games?! | Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images Also: Some Islanders will go to the World Championship, probably. The first round is starting to wind down, which is sad, and the pretenders are falling away. Wednesday night the Canadiens were knocked out by the Capitals, 4-1 for the series, but the young and long rebuilding … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Lightning, Canadiens go home

The first victorious handshake of spring goes to the worst uniforms of this postseason. | Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images The first round is nearing its climax, and then we will have to worry about teams we hate advancing. Tuesday was another lovely night in the first round of the NHL playoffs, with two overtimes, one series elimination, and two teams left feeling … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL News: No All-Star Game; Leafs fall, Devils done, Kings falter, Wild fall

You got away. | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images We wait for GM search smoke signals while another intriguing coach hits the market. All of the Eastern Conference series are now 3-1 after Tampa Bay inexplicably erased their own inspiring two-goals-in-11-seconds surge by conceding two goals in 11 seconds late in Game 4 against the Panthers. Out west, by contrast, … [Read more...] about NHL Playoff & Islanders News: Lightning falter, GM search anticipation

Bring back Kinger and Greg. Mike and Dan discuss some of the news leaking out of the Islanders lately about GM interviews and misguided decisions. Since letting go of Lou Lamoriello, a lot of names have popped up around the Islanders’ vacant general manager (and possibly team president) role. While some names are new and intriguing, some are old and tired. But without … [Read more...] about Islanders Anxiety – Episode 333 – Loose Lips Sinking the Ship

Keep up the bad blood! | Photo by Reuben Polansky-Shapiro/NHLI via Getty Images You can stay on your couch all day and night as four teams try to even the series at 2-2. Sunday offers a classic, end-to-end slate of playoff games with four series all at 2-1 and the home team trying to even it up. It all starts at 1 p.m. EDT with Blues-Jets Game 4 all the way to the … [Read more...] about NHL Playoffs Sunday: So many games