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SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sure, may as well try to win still. The Islanders are in Florida to face the Panthers, who are good, and the Lightning, who are about to clinch a playoff spot, so good luck with all that. As Steve noted in the morning thread, the Isles pretty much need a miracle, or many miracles, to reverse the damage they’ve done and claw back into the wild card...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) —
Patrick Roy’s fourth game. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Three days off from them was nice, but here we are again. I unwisely choose to have hope until I can’t anymore. That was nice, wasn’t it? Three days without the New York Islanders was quite calming, especially since the scoreboard watching, if any, is mostly academic at this point. That’s because it would take a...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Maybe if we wrestle... | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders aren’t eliminated yet, but they’ve done nothing to earn our trust, hope or optimism. The Islanders were off yesterday, and if I were boss I’d tell them to go ahead and take the next few weeks off, too. They need it. We need it. There wasn’t much new said about the team yesterday, and we’re all the better...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dan Saraceni) —
They are what everyone says they are. Mike and Dan recap a week of brief hope and crushing defeats as the hard working Islanders teams of just a few years ago finally disappear for good. Ineffective, embarrassing losses to the Hurricanes, Red Wings and Devils showed that this version of the Islanders has lost whatever spark it had and is only interested in cosplaying as the Islanders we...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Impenetrable fortress. | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders followed up Saturday’s big win with a return to ineptitude. In Sunday’s 4-0 home loss to the New Jersey Devils , the New York Islanders probably did us all a favor (except those who sat through it in person) by convincingly putting to bed any confidence or hope anyone could reasonably have in this...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Jenny Berman) —
Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images The back-to-back games and second period woes continue as the Islanders follow up their big win against the Jets with a dud against the Devils. Well this was a stinker. After the dominant 6-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets yesterday, the New York Islanders couldn’t get anything past Kaapo Kahkonen and the New Jersey Devils . The Isles...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) —
Showing desperation, finally. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images It’s going to take all that and more to make it, but Detroit left the door open. The New York Islanders got back in the win column for the first time since they were in California by beating up on the Winnipeg Jets, at least for the first and second periods. Their dim playoff hopes are flickering, and if they want...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
It’s about freaking time... | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Two goals from Clutterbuck, multiple points from several Isles make for a comfortable afternoon. The New York Islanders won their first game in seven tries, and perhaps the least likely of this busy stretch, by cruising to a matinee(!) victory over the Western Conference title-contending Winnipeg Jets, who remain at...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) —
One of Lane’s last games. | Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images Remember when we were having fun? The New York Islanders host the Winnipeg Jets today in a dastardly afternoon game. I’m sure it will be fine. FIGs go here . Islanders News A preview of this afternoon . It won’t be easy today, but the Islanders need to get some wins here. [ Newsday ] A look at all the...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) —
Good night. | Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images I’m at the point where I almost don’t even want the miracle to happen. About a month and 12 games ago, after the afternoon no-show against the Tampa Bay Lightning in The Biggest Game of the Season Thus Far—a title usurped by basically every game since— I wrote this Bits piece in which I called the season. The fact...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Jenny Berman) —
What it feels like to watch the 2023-24 New York Islanders. | Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images New lines and goals from Reilly, Pageau, and Barzal couldn’t snap the Islanders out of their slump. More line and position swaps didn’t do much to change the Isles’ fortunes as of late, with the losing streak extending to 6 games, with just one point picked up in that span. And out of...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
A center of interest... | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images If the Isles deliver another no-show, just give up already. The Islanders are in desperation mode — strike that, they better be in desperation mode, but who knows what shows up as they visit the Red Wings in a pivotal wild card match in Detroit. The Wings currently hold the second wild card spot, three points ahead...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
Some dramatic photography might make us feel better. | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders visit a fellow wild card contender. Will they play like they know what’s on the line? Spirits and hopes for the Islanders have cratered, so they’ll probably pull off a win in Detroit tonight to keep their pulse alive. Or not. They’re on a five-game winless slide and...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) —
Ilya has had better games. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sorokin hasn’t been his world-beating self, further exposing how deeply flawed the roster is as they slide down the standings. I don’t know, man. It’s not like I expected the New York Islanders to beat the Carolina Hurricanes . The score was even what I would’ve guessed it would be, 3-1 plus an empty-netter. But the...
SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) —
The obligatory Aho-squared photo. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images An entirely predictable result. The New York Islanders weren’t ever really in it and lost 4-1 at home to the Carolina Hurricanes . That’s the story. This makes the five-game spiral 0-4-1, with other wild card chasers and playoff holders (Red Wings, Flyers, Devils) picking up two standings points on the...