Elation. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Isles avoided the sweep thanks to Barzal and Bortuzzo. The New York Islanders stayed alive with a double-overtime win in Game 4 over the Carolina Hurricanes. It was a thriller in every sense of the word, and they extended their season to at least Game 5 Tuesday night in Raleigh. Keep rolling. Islanders News: Mostly Game … [Read more...] about Islanders Playoff News: Still alive after 2OT winner
Islanders News: That unsettling 1-3 feeling
Who else takes irrational pleasure in watching Skjei fail? | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images After the rush of a victory (finally!), a couple of days to build up the dread all over again. Each playoff series is, well, a series of little game scores that carry varying degrees of meaning, emotion, anxiety and weight in the days between games even though they all … [Read more...] about Islanders News: That unsettling 1-3 feeling
Islanders Playoff Gameday News: Win Game 4
Varly will be back in there today. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images One game at a time, and no sweeps. Welp, let’s just take it one game at a time. Today, we hope the New York Islanders do not get swept this afternoon by the Carolina Hurricanes. It would be the second time the Isles have been swept by Carolina in three tries. That’s embarrassing. Don’t do … [Read more...] about Islanders Playoff Gameday News: Win Game 4
Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2 (2OT): Barzal-Bortuzzo shot extends series
Found a way. | Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The Isles won a game. Mat Barzal deflected in a Robert Bertuzzi shot early in the second overtime of Game 4 on Long Island to give the Islanders their first win of the series and extend their season for at least one more game against the heavily favored Carolina Hurricanes. The #Isles aren't done!! Mat Barzal deflects a … [Read more...] about Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2 (2OT): Barzal-Bortuzzo shot extends series
Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Austin Czarnik (with guest Matthew Strauss)
The man who may best represent everything the Islanders are and everything that the Islanders are never. Joined by Pitchfork managing editor and Islanders fan Matthew Strauss, we remember the short and unmemorable but indicative tenure of Austin Czarnik. Joining the Islanders after productive stints in Boston and Calgary, Czarnik looked like he would be a fine depth piece or … [Read more...] about Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Austin Czarnik (with guest Matthew Strauss)