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Staying? | Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images Also, two more series kick off Monday, Nothing new from management after the cleanout day interviews, of course, but there was a slim nugget from Elliotte Friedman’s 32 Thoughts podcast, basically musing about owner Scott Malkin’s thinking while saying there are extension talks for RFA defensemen Noah Dobson, … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL News: Extension talks, perhaps, for Dobson, Romanov, Boqvist

Gratuitous Capuano photo, or an editorially responsible approach to depict Greg Cronin? | Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Also: The Islanders players digest the season, and maybe one day we’ll hear from management, too. Yesterday was a crazy busy day in the NHL as two entertaining playoff series kicked off while two coaches were fired. Meanwhile, back home … [Read more...] about NHL News: Two ex-Islanders coaches fired, players reflect on poor season

Their season died as they lived, doing shit-all-jack about nothing. | Photo by Kirk Irwin/NHLI via Getty Images They rolled over in a perfectly appropriate finish to a perfectly forgettable season. I am trying to think of a season where I had lower expectations for the New York Islanders, and I’m having trouble recalling it. During the nadir of the Garth Snow rebuild, … [Read more...] about Islanders Season-Ending News: Mercy killing

All of these really dumb expectations were placed on a lot of Canucks, but Pius Suter was definitely not one of them. Along with podcaster and Canucks fan Ryan Schaap, Mike and Dan learn about Pius Suter, who attended a training camp with the Islanders before starting a productive NHL career for three other teams. Suter came over from his native Switzerland to try the NHL on … [Read more...] about Weird Islanders: The Podcast – Pius Suter & The Training Camp All Stars (with guest Ryan Schaap)

Let’s hear some more apologies. | Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images The Islanders reflect on their season as the NHL’s second season begins without them. Today is Islanders cleanout day, so we’ll get some maddening quotes and other stuff from that. Bit it’s also the day the NHL playoffs begin, with a first round that should be two weeks of sheer fun. Lots of great … [Read more...] about Islanders/NHL Postseason News: The playoffs begin (for some…)