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He is named. The conclave has concluded. [UPDATED] The New York Islanders have named Mathieu Darche their new general manager and executive vice president, per an announcement Friday afternoon. The organization digs his hands-on history with a winning team, CBA matters and past experience in management for a customs broker. News of the pending hire was first reported by … [Read more...] about New York Islanders Name Mathieu Darche GM & Exec. VP

Rally in Raleigh. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images There’s still hockey! The final four (does the NCAA allow us to call it that, or are we about to get sued?) of the NHL playoffs began last night with a not-too-surprising Florida Panthers methodical disassembly of the Carolina Hurricanes during Game 1 in Raleigh. Islanders News Meanwhile, the Islanders GM search … [Read more...] about Islanders & Playoff News: Bo Horvat injured, GM candidates interview; Panthers continue to prowl

Let’s not disembowel the Toronto Maple Leafs just yet... we’ll talk some Islanders first, then do that. Mike and Dan discuss the Islanders GM search and enjoy another Maple Leafs elimination with an epic Master Leaf Theatre. The Islanders still have no general manager but that may change soon. Second interviews are happening and two final candidates have emerged (assuming no … [Read more...] about Islanders Anxiety – Episode 335 – The Teacher Just Left

I really love that for you. | Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images There’s library quiet and then there’s Toronto in a Game 7 quiet. Is there a more amusing silence than that of Toronto as they are getting obliterated at home in a Game 7? I think not. The Maple Leafs caused all their water carriers to crucify them after a 6-1 home loss in Game 5, only to give them all … [Read more...] about NHL Playoff News: Final four set after latest Silence of the Leafs

Another bites the dust. | Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images The Capitals are done. Long die the Caps. The teams are dwindling in the NHL playoffs and we’re down to one game per night, as another unit accepted elimination — the Capitals falling to the Hurricanes, in accordance with the prophecies — while a couple more are on the brink. In contracts to D.C., … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Caps out, Jets survive, Leafs on the brink