Can the New York Islanders bounce back after a crushing 9-2 defeat to the New York Rangers? This episode tackles the Islanders’ recent struggles, highlighting the team’s lack of effort and the need for significant changes. Gil Martin, a seasoned analyst, critiques the performance of key players like Bo Horvat and Anders Lee, questioning the team’s commitment and strategy.
The discussion also covers potential shifts in coaching and management, with a focus on Lou Lamoriello’s decisions and the future of the roster. Upcoming matchups against the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils are previewed, emphasizing the importance of playing with intensity and respect.
Tune in for a critical analysis of the Islanders’ current state and what it means for their future.
All this and more on today’s Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.
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40 Comments
No Kansas City scouts? Lol
No pride, no effort. Never thought I would see such an uninspired performance when the team is fighting to keep their season alive and has the chance to knock the Rangers out. Owners need to fire Lou before they clean out the lockers and start the rebuild immediately.
Good 🌄, Gil. How are you? Once again , THE ISLANDERS NOT ONLY DESERVED EVERYTHING THEY GOT, BUT ONCE AGAIN, TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, THEY GOT IT FROM THOSE DREADED RANGERS, WHO HAVEN'T BEEN BEATEN THEM THIS BADLY SINCE 1972. They played like they didn't care at all. I have a feeling SOME SERIOUS HEADS ARE GONNA ROLL, STARTING WITH LOU LAMORIELLO. Bad 🏒 , that's one thing, but playin 🏒 like they don't give a ** is something else. When the Islanders came into the league, they were considered the Mets of 🏒. Were they skinned alive by Patrick Roy after the game? I HOPE SO. I also hope he doesn't quit on the team like he did in Montreal, even though it wasn't his fault.I don't blame you for calling for heads. I'll say it again, IF RADAR COULD 👀 THIS, HE'D JUMP UP OUT OF HIS GRAVE AND SKIN THEM ALIVE. Hero, NOBODY. 🐐 EVERYBODY. They're in Philadelphia tomorrow. The Flyers canned Tortorella, who was a jerk to begin with. The Islanders are ahead of the Flyers, but at the bottom of the division. They're in Jersey on Sunday, and the game is on TNT because the 👿 are going to the playoffs. HAPPY 🎂, TOMAS JONSSON. He was there when The Islanders won the 3rd and 4th Stanley Cups. He scored 2 goals and 2 assists in a win against the 🐧. Hear from you later, Gil, but 2 things before I go. 1. I'm sorry for the explitive, and 2. Exactly 50 years tonight, the Islanders grew up at the Garden. I'm going to ⌚️ or listen to that game. Now, LET'S GO ISLANDERS.
BS! Lou owed it to the Fans not The Team! Without fans who pay big bucks there is no Team! If your fans don’t support a team and go to games, the team moves to a different state or Canada! Lou should have traded Palms! Any deal that made sense! Not that Lou makes any sense! Enough is enough! All need to be removed from their jobs! Period
Gil, thank you for what you do. I know it’s your job to watch this crap, I have the luxury of turning it off as I did after it was 2-0. Woke up to check the score and see a 9 to 2 final was nauseating. It can only get better.
ive seen better islanders teams, worse islanders teams, never softer islander team….bad…panarin smiling on the ice and bench after their NINTH goal shouldve resulted in his decapitation. i thought for sure at least a fight between martin and rempe to show this team cares but alas no,….no hitting….no scrums,….no anger….no fights…..rangers shouldve been afraid to touch the puck after 5-1, 6-1…..just crazy….As author of the great book, ICE WARS…im sure gil is horrified to see where this once great rivalry has gone…and rangers smiling and laughing like they
re playing for anything either is laughable…two joke franchises
If I was Dobson , I’d start fishing
Lou assembled a lousy team and Roy is not an NHL caliber coach. Agree-that was like watching an expansion team, they stunk!
What happened to Hog?
I’ve mentioned most of the season, the NY Islanders organization is just an embarrassing clown show on ice right now.
The NY Islanders owners and GM don’t seem to care, the players don’t seem to care and yet NY Islanders fans still pay money for game tickets, UBS expensive parking and food prices.
Then you have #53 say some time ago, “Just stay home” and #13 say “This place is so empty”
You can’t blame John Tavares and Coach Barry Trotz for leaving The NY Islanders organization.
Being a loyal NY Islanders fan only goes so far, it’s Better time maybe to refocus on other hobbies or interests. Nothing changes if Nothing changes.
The loyal NY Islanders fans and alumni deserve better
Someone needs to be fired or house needs to be cleaned. No NHL team can give up 9 goals, its an embarrassment to professional hockey. Thats a beer league score. Dosent matter the reason, no NHL team should be putting a team on the ice that lets up 9 goals AND 16 in 2 games. Just not acceptable. Nothing they can even do until July 1st cause a lack of leadership from the top down. Fans have been screaming the entire season and we get this shit to watch.
Good morning team! Gil, so disappointing. The nine goals meant nothing. It was the effort that was put out by the team, or the lack there of. It could have been 15 goals, and it still wouldn't have mattered. The team has given up, and raised the white flag before this game started. The silver lining.. I'm glad they can now work on what they are going to put on the ice for next season. The Rangers are next. Their door will shut soon as well. Already looking forward to the draft. Let's develop our prospects. I'm looking for a much better team to be on the ice next season. Also looking forward to a new GM. Will Lou step aside? He definitely should, but he probably won't. Thanks again, Gil for another great show.
Everyone, have a great day and weekend! See you all again after the next two losses. Until then.. Let's Go Islanders!!
At this point I will wager that Bridgeport could probably beat us in a scrimmage game . From what I am hearing Lou is extending himself as GM Zat the blessing of Malkin/Ledecky
If Lou's not gone within a week of the seasons end it will show the fans that ownership has checked out. I would think at this point season ticket holders would stop renewing their seats. Why do you think all of our prospects in collage are staying in collage?
I was onboard with keeping Roy because I felt with a better roster he’d have more success but I think for this team to start a winning culture again outside of roster moves, a new coaching staff is necessary, Gerard gallant is available, bring him in let him assemble his own staff and start from there, I really pray that we luck out with a lottery pick but doubt it.
Gil, why don't you call out the owners and invite them for a live interview so we can call in and also ask questions. I know they will not do this. My only question to them would be WHY have you let an 80 year old person run your business? Clearly you did not make your money in the sports business making decisions like this.
You said all that needs to be said in the first 12 seconds of this podcast. I turned the game off after the 1st period. This group has no fight left in it.
If I was Roy I would tell all these pansy's to find another job
Embarrassing loss. LGI
7 goals given up to Nashville, then 9 to the Rangers.
And i thought the Rangers sucked this year……
Rangers fan here
If Roy get's the boot, rangers should scoop him up if peterson gets the 🗑
The Rangers were embarrassed in the 3rd period to the Flyers the game before, the Islanders should have known the Rangers would be looking to take it out on them.
Anybody who was watching this game over the NCAA Frozen 4 isn't a REAL hockey fan. The college game is soooooo much better than both those teams put together. RIP NY Islanders
May have lost count after 8 but Pelech and Pulock were on for at least 6. I think Mayfield has more hockey sense than those 2 combined. And they have no trade clauses. Ok then waivers, please.
Let’s hope this pushes Lou out. How much worse could it get? Also I don’t want to give up on Roy but let’s start over. Also was a gamble starting that goalie. When i tuned in in the second they had out shot and out hit the Rangers at 5-0. Rangers aren’t making it either and Montreal is going to give someone some trouble in the first round.
Trades trades trades and new GM! Patrick Roy stays with a younger team hopefully in the off season
I checked the score and saw 4-0 after the 1st. My wife asked if i wanted to put the game on. I said "and watch this?". There is no going forward with the same aging team. Big changes need to be made
Why not let Tristan Lennox finish the game? It couldnt get any worse. Now you destroyed his confidence for no reason.
Fire Lou! RESHAPE this team and organization
This has to be rock bottom
Hi Gil! This beating was well deserved! They’ve had no push back all year, they’ve allowed players to get run at, goalies to get run at—plastered to the boards, head shots, slashes all year. They were so exposed last night for a heartless and gutless professional team. There are plenty of guys that have gotta go—Pullock and Pellech are shot! Lee deserves a chance to win—like Nelson. Jg has got to move on. Mayfield is just bad! Fasching can keep his million dollar goal. No punch, no speed, no push back. I hope it’s the last time in our history we enter a season without a true enforcer and sandpaper. To lose like this is a reflection on the Gm and coach. I’m not sure what to think of Roy anymore. I’d give him the reigns but this team is bad and I just can’t blame him. This is on the owners who are ripping fans off and are clearly Money grubbers. We got suckered with a new arena that is a 10 mile hike. We got suckered with 40 bars and our “Legendary tailgates” were taken away. They literally stole our lunch money and lollipops all the same. Just the other day they ripped us off with the $45 hidden fee—man ya look real bad!! Ya take away the pre-game warm up for the kids—-absolutely deplorable! Our season ticket holders must make a statement! Yes I agree Gil—Louless must be removed—-I agree Gil I can’t do that to Roy either—yet it’s confusing. They have their summer vacations set—-they don’t want an injury nor black eyes. Quit? Oh hell yea!! ——To get the pure stench out of my mind and heart, I saw the game 5 Morrow OT winner in 84–the Anniversary was yesterday. Take care Gil—-Islander fans truly deserve better. We are known for our passion and heart—because of the Dynasty teams——-that has been lost and it’s a slap in the face to true die hards and that legendary and iconic team. If there is another year of Louless? I think I’ll pass.
THERE IS NO ROOM TO RE-TOOL THIS NEEDS TO BE A COMPLETE REBUILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Gil – I'm just done with this team and it's owners and beyond done with it's coaching staff, minor league team and most importantly it's senile, out of touch and horrible GM and Preseident Louzer Lamearello. The owners got their arena, park and retail space but they forgot what got them those things and it was the NHL team they bought to win games, playoff rounds and eventually the Stanley Cup. That brings me to our useless and our of touch general manager Lou , This is a guy who was brought in to bring this team back to being good and back to the dynasty level we once were and he has done anything but that. lets go down the list of things he's done right because it's few and far between – He signed Robin Lehner, Traded for Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajak, Traded for Andy Greene, Traded for Bo Horvat, Traded for JG Pageau and drafted some good players who haven't even come close to cracking the team and lastly he traded Brock Nelson who is a UFA at seasons end. Now lets list all the bad moves this dinosaur has done – He failed to resign John Tavares, failed to resign Robin Lehner, Failed to resign guys like Derrick Brassard and Valterri Filpulla and even Leo Komorov. He traded Devon Toews and kept Nick Leddy, He brought in Semyon Varlamov who had a very long injury history now you know why nobody wanted him, He brought it Zdeno Chara just to sell tickets for 1 year, He traded for Engvall and then signed him to a rediculous contract in both years and dollar amount, signed tons of guys off the scrap heap like Duclair, Hogberg, Perunavich, Deangelo and never mind Firing Trotz, Hiring Lambert along with his Devils Cronnies as asst coaches and now the hiring Patrick Roy who was not a working coach in any level when the phone rang. Lou never takes responsibility and the owners never hold his foot to the fire and they make the fans look like clowns for continue to support this team and if these changes aren't made I"M done rooting for a team who doesn't give a shit about my money and thus I will route for another team who cares about me and my $$$.
It tied the record? Lol, I thought it beat the record. Oh well, no sense in crying over spilt milk, there’s always next season. PS. I’ll be 53 on the 14th of this month and I’ve learned that it’s only a hockey game Gil, it’s LGI!
Things fell apart for this team when they got rid of the Ice Girls.
They should dock their game pay and distribute it as a dividend to season ticket holders
Embarrassing doesn't even begin to cover what occurred on the ice last night!
The Islanders were clearly not ready to play against a team they should always be amped up face.
If major changes to this organization from top to bottom are not made this off-season I don't know what I will do with myself next season. 😡
To be fair. Hogberg was brutal. The team did give a good effort. Where is Varlamov? Witness protection? He disappeared. Lou has no backup to Sorokin.
I officially renounce this New York Islanders hockey team and coaching staff that allowed the New York ranger stiff‘s to score 9 goals in their own building without any retaliation.
Need to do something big this offseason Lou has to retire let Roy buy the goods?