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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

Perhaps you can help. | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images A busy weekend saw a few series reach fever pitch, while the others descend into meh. Only two NHL playoff games tonight — a Game 3 and a Game 4, because NHL scheduling is hard — but they should be good ones. The Lightning will try to even things up in a Battle of Florida that has seen the road team take the … [Read more...] about NHL Playoff News: The good series are good, the others…are also on TV

Good dude. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images A good guy is quietly let go for...reasons. Lou Lamoriello’s exit was the bombshell (albeit not out of left field), but things did not quiet down this week around the Islanders as the next day Cal Clutterbuck Insta-retired and it emerged that the Isles were parting ways with longtime radio play-by-play man Chris King and … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL News: Clutterbuck retires, fans push back on longtime radio team exit