The New York Islanders have won two straight games to get back to NHL .500 and tonight’s game will be their 30th game of the season. We discuss why this week’s three games games, a home game against the Los Angeles Kings followed by a home-and-home with the Chicago Blackhawks, will tell us a lot more about where this team stands for the rest of the season and beyond.
Plus, Patrick Roy made a curious decision to pair defenseman Noah Dobson with rookie Isaiah George. We explain why this may have worked well despite the lack of logic at first.
And we have a full preview of tonight’s game against the red-hot Kings.
All this and more on today’s Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.
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Critical tdl too. Will determine if isles future goes from bad to even worse. W's may be isles worst enemy. Scary though what louzer could/might do by tdl. Could be irreparable damage to isles future.
I don't got it …what this coming week is more important than any other week… every Islanders fan know that this team going nowhere, and for good for our team I hope they lost as much game is possible L❤G❤I…..
Chicago somehow beat the Rags so I don’t take any team lightly these days. Be nice to beat the Kings. We beat Carolina we can beat the Kings one would think…
Good 🌄, Gil, how are you? This is the week that could make or break the Islanders as far as who stays and who goes, and will stay get out of the muddy middle it turns into quicksand. They're ahead of Pittsburgh and Columbus, and they're in fifth place. The Duke and Barzy are ⛸️ on their own, and that's a good thing. I grew up a Mets fan, too, and they looked good until they played those Phillies and looked terrible for the rest of the year. They need to listen Patrick Roy when he tells you to play a certain way. Patrick Roy's tinkering with the lines puts me in mind of Al "RADAR" Arbour, but putting Isiah George with Noah Dobson it's iffy, because George is only 20 years old maybe it'll make Dobson ⏰️ up. They're UBS Arena against the 🤴. They're in 2nd place in the Pacific Division, and they're on 🔥. Their top line resembles the Triple Crown Line back in the day. So if the Islanders are smart, they better not let the 🤴 look at them and 👀 FRESH MEAT. :HAPPY 🎂, MARK STRIET. He had 2 goals and an assists. Hear from you later. Gil, but before I go, let me just say that I grew up a Mets fan, too they looked good, too until they played the Phillies and never recovered. Also, I 👀 the game against the then Quebec Nordiques on 01/24/1981, when Mike Bossy joined the 50 50 club. The crowd went crazy, and the boys left the bench to congratulate him, and it cost 2 minutes for delay of game, that's on rule I wish they'd bend. He could've broken the record, but instead did the unselfish thing snd passed the puck to Trots, who scored the final goal of the night. It was his way saying Thank you. Now, LET'S GO ISLANDERS.
Good morning team! Gil, I agree. The team is not good enough, this season, to go deep into the playoffs, if they make the playoffs at all. I remember those Met teams. We all suffered through those years until we got Valentine. I think Roy can also be that same kind of manager, but he will need the better than average hockey players on the team. I'm not too sure on how we're going to play against the Kings and Blackhawks. The Kings are definitely a better team than we are right now. Playing this one at home, we get the last line change. Let's see what happens. I will be so happy with a loser point point here. The home and home against Chicago, theoretically we should take both games, but what kind of fire will the Hawks have playing against an Islander team that gives up PP goals and blows the lead in the third period. These games, as for all games, we need to play a FULL 60 MINS!! Thank you, Gil. Everyone, have a great day! Enjoy the game this evening. See you all again tomorrow. Until then.. Let's Go Islanders!!
Wait Kopitar is still playing? I thought he retired last year.