Lighthouse Hockey

Game #900 for the Smithtown lad... | Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Because the Canadiens are killjoy jerks, this game means nothing to anyone. This one means less than nothing. It could’ve been a heartwarming moment where the Blue Jackets climb into the postseason to cap a season marred by tragedy — dumb officials even stole two points from the Isles a few weeks ago … [Read more...] about Islanders Season Finale Gameday: This one’s for none of the marbles

Encore! | Photo by Steven Ryan/NHLI via Getty Images “I’m not brave anymore, darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me.”* It’s tax day in the U.S. and the home finale for the Islanders. It also could and should be a chance for Islanders fans to give Matt Martin an appreciative sendoff for time served and punches endured in the name of the fabled and maddening New York … [Read more...] about Islanders Gameday: A Farewell to Marts?

Cheers to Matty Marts. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Islanders players and fans pay tribute to Matt Martin, who wore a letter for his final home game. The Islanders were able to give Matt Martin a proper quasi-sendoff, so they got that right. It was the final home game, traditionally “fan appreciation night,” so there was some fanfare as well as lots and lots of … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Palmieri stripped of alternate captaincy (…for a ceremonial night)

This is what you get for wearing the ugliest “jersey” in the league. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Nothing to play for but injury updates and milestones. The Islanders won a snoozer in Newark Sunday afternoon, giving them two more standings points, which for lottery purposes put them in 21st overall and ensures they will finish somewhere between 20th and … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Sorokin returns, Pelech exits

There’s nothing worse than this type of podcast. Mike and Dan recap a week with three embarrassing losses that finally led to the Islanders’ official elimination from playoff contention. After a wild 7-6 OT loss in Nashville, a butt whipping at home to the Rangers and a goofy shootout loss in Philadelphia, a season in which no one had any fun was put out of its misery. The … [Read more...] about Islanders Anxiety – Episode 330 – Dead Rubber