The New York Islanders fans get a major win as Artemi Panarin heads West—should the Rangers’ loss spark hope for a playoff surge on Long Island? Gil Martin explains why Panarin’s move to the LA Kings leaves Eastern Conference rivals empty-handed and examines why the Rangers walked away with less than hoped at the roster freeze deadline. Key questions surface: Could the Islanders have landed Panarin, and what does the Olympic roster freeze mean for their playoff aspirations?
Martin breaks down Mathew Darche’s trade strategy, looming decisions on JG Pageau and Anders Lee, and Patrick Roy’s job security as the Islanders sit in third place in the Metro Division. Mailbag highlights include why New York dominates rivals but struggles against weaker teams, and a preview of a crucial pre-Olympic matchup versus the New Jersey Devils. Plus, a nod to former Islander Andy Hilbert as the Islanders’ birthday of the day. Will the Olympic break define the Islanders’ direction?
All this and more on today’s Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.
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typical isles will snooze and lose once again when it comes to available offensive talent. could have traded hypothetically an equivalent of eiserman + third for doughman with a 2 year extension worth $7 mil. la gave up their top prospect l. greentree coming off a 41 g 100 + pt. season, third, plus a cheap extension to get much needed offensive help. sometimes you just need to take that big swing. even if isles get to playoffs they will get outmanned by teams with better offenses. same old, same old… gets tiresome after awhile watching isles fail to find elite scorers via draft, trade, free agency, whatever. two c f losses to tb didn't teach isles a fkn thing. tb's offensive talent took over when needed and just played keep away in game 7 once tb got the lead as isles had no answer and mounted no attack. only bow tie knew how to do that. find elite scoring talent thru draft, trade. oh well isles can enjoy 29 goalless since the thankgiving decorations went up and 11 back to slumbering contribute nothing the rest of the season and one quick playoff series loss-if they make it.
I honestly wanted Panarin ever since the Jackets let him go.
This is another huge game vs The Devils! A must win! The Blue Jackets are on Fire 🔥 Islanders have zero wiggle room! Goooo Islanders!
Rangers fans are calling for drury’s head right now, the kings fleeced them, we got a better return for Nelson.
Never thought the Rangers would of dealt Panarin to us, anyway glad he’s out of the division! Big game tonight, it would be great to get 2 points. LGI
Good morning team! Gil, We got the win against the Pens, but it was in OT which wasn't the ideal way to do it. We have to get two from Devils in regulation. I know there are plenty of games to go, but these two pints are huge. The Pens are one point better and they'll have games in hand once the break is over. Losing this game tonight is not an option. Everyone should look as though they are on a mission. Roy can not stress this enough to the players. I'll be eagerly watching the game, and I'll know with the first 5 minutes if we stand a chance of winning it in regulation or not. Everyone, have a great day! Enjoy the game tonight. See you all again tomorrow. Until then.. Let's Go Islanders!!
answer…because nobody wants to come play for the islanders….only moves dARCHE maybe doing before break is to extend pageau and lee…and it's gonna be more than two years gil i think
Gil great show ! Glad Rags got a bag of pucks for breadman …. lol teams know he s invisible in playoffs and too many demands .I heard his model g.f. or wife wanted west coast.for her job … hopefully we can WIN TONIGHT !
Tight race. But the east always is! Hope the Duke snaps out of it. Need him going down the stretch. Druin is becoming a bust. Hope he can wake up. As for tonight my son goes to school in Jersey. He'll be there tonight to cheer on the Islanders and bring some luck. I can't believe we don't play until the 26th!!!!! I hope it's worth it. LGI
Hello Gil. Why isn't Cal Ritchie playing? He's been out the past 3 or 4 games. Is he injured? Ritchie is a C but it looks like he's being replaced by Palat, a LW. I'm beginning to question Darche's thinking and decision making. Ritchie needs to play every game.
Roy on the hot seat? 2-3 weeks ago he was on track to possibly win the Jack Adams. Fired?? Roy is coaching exceptionally well, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR PP (which actually falls on Ray Bennett WHO SHOULD BE FIRED)
Yeah, remove everything else … there's no way the Rangers trade Panarin to the Islanders.
Hi, Gil. How are you?
The Islanders have one more game against the 👿 at the🪨. The rosters are frozen for the next 2 weeks. Will the Islanders make a trade before the deadline, WE WILL SEE. The Rangers traded Artemi Panerin to Hollywood, and they didn't get much. I know Matheiu Darche is going to handle the situation just fine. The Islanders need to focus on the bad as well as the good, Patrick Roy's not on the hot seat AT ALL. The Islanders have one more win than they had all last year. Let's hope the Islanders take a piece of the 🪨 with him, but beware of Maxim Tsyplakov. It would be nice if they take the 🧹 to the NY METRPPOLITAN AREA. Hear from you later, Gil, before I go, I compared Garry Howatt to Luca from The Godfather. He doesn't have Luca 's size, but he does have the fierceness. As for the comparison to Rip Wheeler from Yellowstone, if the 🔵 line like the Dutton ranch, he would guard it with his life. Now, LGI🏒🔵 🟠
Islanders will be 1 and done no way they get past the first round