Should probably go home now. | Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Ugly as it was, blowing a 3-0 lead was totally in the probability set. There’s not much more to say about Game 2 that hasn’t already been said. It was a poor, uninspiring performance — though the national broadcast focused on their grit! Their toughness! — masked somewhat by the fact the Isles built a … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Disastrous yet predictable, humbling yet hardly surprising
Islanders Playoff News: “Encouraged” but “frustrated”
That close to 2-1 Islanders. Naturally, Carolina took the lead minutes later. | Photo by Cato Cataldo/NHLI via Getty Images But if the Islanders can keep this up, they’ll make a series out of this. The New York Islanders played well enough to beat the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1, but the Candy Canes got one more bounce than the Islanders did. The Islanders have to be … [Read more...] about Islanders Playoff News: “Encouraged” but “frustrated”
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 289 – Encouraging and Frustrating
More of the same, but also less of the “same,” please. Mike and Dan recap Game 1 of the Islanders-Hurricanes series, which featured a good performance but more bad luck against Carolina. For a large part of the game, the Islanders were the better team, showing prognosticators that they can hang with the presumptive Stanley Cup favorites. But just like 2019 and 2023, a bad … [Read more...] about Islanders Anxiety – Episode 289 – Encouraging and Frustrating
Islanders Playoff Gameday 2 News: Pageau’s progress, Isles eye the positives
Hey buddy, don’t fall. | Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The Islanders aim to do that again except better; the Canes aim to play more like themselves. The Islanders are back at it for Game 2 in Raleigh tonight, with the possible change of J-G Pageau returning to the lineup. Patrick Roy yesterday said there was a chance, although Pageau’s absence probably wasn’t an … [Read more...] about Islanders Playoff Gameday 2 News: Pageau’s progress, Isles eye the positives
Islanders Playoff Gameday News: Game 1 tonight, here we go
Another year of Aho vs. Aho. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images No one’s picking the Islanders, just the way we like it. This evening, the New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes play Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I’m excited to see what kind of fireworks there will be in this rematch of last year’s first-round series because the teams are largely the … [Read more...] about Islanders Playoff Gameday News: Game 1 tonight, here we go