The New York Islanders endured a lost weekend, losing to the Ottawa Senators in overtime on Saturday and the New York Rangers in regulation on Sunday. These two losses really hurt the team’s chances as they fell behind in the race for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
We break down what went wrong in each game, have our hero and goat of the game and take a look at the big picture and discuss some reasons for this team’s struggles even after Patrick Roy took over as coach.
All this and more on today’s Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.
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All self inflicted wounds.
ONE OF THE FANS ON ALL THINGS ISLANDERS BROUGHT UP AN INTERESTING POINT: HE THOUGHT THAT THERE IS NO INCENTIVE FOR OWNERSHIP TO IMPROVE THIS TEAM EVEN IF THE SEASON TICKET HOLDERS DID NOT RENEW BECAUSE THE CORPORATIONS WILL STILL BUY TICKETS TO ENTERTAIN CLIENTS IN THE LUXURY BOXES AT UBS. IT MAY BE A VERY LONG TIME BEFORE OWNERSHIP FIRES LOU AND REBUILDS.
Lost weekend indeed. The night and day continues. Win six in a row. Go 0-3-1 since. Isles began trip with wins outscoring sj and quacks 13-3. Lost last two on trip outscored 10-0. 13 gf, 13 ga on trip. That says it all-isles are an even team. Not great, not lousy. And in 0-3-1 run outscored 19-5. And another bettman loser pt. thanks to a fkn dumb bo penalty in ot. Rags just took over game. Only bright spot was bo sh goal as 13, 29 were the offense. At least wings lost. And now caps with their low scoring offense have tied isles for 9th and can jump isles tonite with win at flames.
Once again isles just tease with playoff aspirations then flutter. The offense sucks and only has 5 goals in 4 games. Second line with 21 dried up adds nothing. As does bottom lines. How much longer before roy has to drop 29 back down to line 2? If only the ignoramus in charge could see this glaring problem. No offensive consistency/depth = no playoffs. Which may be a good thing in isles case. And i still wouldn't trust louzer to keep the first and will go off the board if he does. Just cut the fat and drop the dead weight louzer. If you think 27 and 44 are gonna get isles something when their deals are about to expire then you are fkn nuts.
TOAST
Horvat was a bright spot in the game He's still scoring like he did in Vancouver with his great shot and hands around the net.
They need to give Horvat the C. You can see he has the passion and desire to win. No offense to Anders, but he doesn't seem to be motivating these guys.
I’m done watching this team, how do you go from one of top defensive teams the last four years to looking like you don’t have anybody on the ice at times with basically the same team
Off topic question. What happens if the Blues or the Wild finish with more points than the 3rd place Kings but with less points than the 2 wild card seeds. Do the Kings still make the playoffs
Gil, it doesn’t matter who is playing in goal. When the rest of the team doesn’t show up besides Bo. I think it was obvious this weekend. I’ve seen enough of aho and Reilly. Put bortuzzo and bolduc back in. Earlier in the season they were better when everyone was hurt. We know skill,speed and YOUTH is the new nhl. But senile Lou is stuck in 1990. Once again we were out classed by another team with more offensive talent than us. I mean we don’t even have a real first line. At least a few relatives aren’t getting season tickets next season. They finally have seen the light. Especially when they resell their tickets for less value and lose money. That’s the only way the property brothers may get rid of the fossil.
This team gives you all they have ,and they have NOTHING…..
Pack it up. Clean out the locker room. Same bullshit every year. I'm taking the Islander flag in. Done.
I never expected any other results, I saw the way they came out and grabbed my dog and went to the park, I hope they don’t make the playoffs better draft position, I would be happy if they came out and gave us some effort it’s not happening, Nice juicy contract these guys are paid, and some of the players probably live in mansions in Garden City 15 minutes to practice 15 minutes to the UBS, you can see it all shows, obviously the owners have no concern, Lamarillo is horrible and the players don’t give a shit, Gil thank you Spot on !!!
LOU MUST GO!!!!!! Another failed season. A stand pat do nothing loser season.
Good morning team. Gil, quick question. Right now, are the Islanders the type of team that turns "it" on and off when they need to? I ask this for two reasons. Doesn't matter if they want to or not. In recent history, we've seen this team play like Stanley Cup Champions, and also a team looking to end the season, pack up and go home. Because if you can turn it ON, then why not leave it on and play that way all the time? I know all that is ridiculous and a team really isn't capable of doing that, but while trying to secure a playoff spot, we get this Jekyll and Hyde performance. I watch all the games and truly don't know which team is going to show up. Something needs to happen quickly, or all will be lost. Right now, we're behind the Caps. I'll be on the team's side until the end. I hope the door closes on us, much later vs. sooner. Hurricanes are next. Everyone, have a great day. Looking forward to the show tomorrow. Until then.. Let's Go Islanders!!
I’ve been hoping that Horvat gets the C after Lee is gone, but the shenanigans at the end of the senators game made me think that over. Then he was the only offensive player alive during the rangers game, so f it, give him the C
I’m done watching this garbage team. Until Lou’s gone then I’ll watch. I’ll just continue with Locked on Islanders.
They look like a team that’s just trying to cash their checks without the work. Total embarrassment. I’d be ashamed to be on that team, hell I’m embarrassed wearing my islanders attire!
Good 🌄 Gil, how are you? THIS WAS ONE UGLY WEEKEND FOR THE ISLANDERS. First, they lose to Ottawa at 🏡, then they lose to those dreaded Rangers at The Garden, and THEY LOOKED AWFUL. I know an OT loss you get a point, it just wasn't the same. Apparently, the tounge lashing they got from Patrick Roy didn't work out on Sunday. They've got Carolina tomorrow night, and I think they're in Detroit on Thursday. I said it before, and I'll say it again, if The Islanders want to make the playoffs, THE NEED TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE TASKS AT HAND 🖐. Hero Bo Horvath in a way, 🐐 PLENTY IN BOTH GAMES. The only somewhat decent thing to come out of this weekend was that they weren't shutout again. I never thought I'd say this when it comes to The Rangers, but Patrick Roy was right The Rangers were a better team yesterday. Up until last Friday, THE Islanders HAD A CHANCE TO GET ANOTHER SUNDANCE KID, AND THEY BLEW IT. I'm not taking anything away from Barzal, because he puts me in mind of Trots, when he's on his game, but they need another BUTCH CASSIDY.
HAPPY 🎂, ZEDANO CHARRO. FUTURE HOF. Hear from you tomorrow, Gil. I'm going to 📣 myself up by watching Trots go 5 for 5 against Philly, in1982, and then I'll watch him in my favorite game on THE NIGHT 🤶 EVE, WHEN HE ATE THE RANGERS ALIVE, and just for good measure, I'll watch how they beat down The Rangers at The Garden in Game 3 of The 81 playoffs. Oh, and LET'S GO ISLANDERS.
for the first time I thought Roy was a little panicky…you found magic in Barzal, nelson and horvat and they have two games where they don't produce and you break that line up?…we are still right in this since Detroit is just as much of a dumpster fire as we are…. need to turn this around quickly
I’m honestly starting to think, yes Sorokin is good but maybe overrated
Gil how do you stay up till midnight to do this I’m already sleeping turned over twice before midnight lol
The position Lou has put this team in is atrocious. Perfect analogy with cooking. Looks like they LACK ingredients so the plate served is very bland.
hello all..im back from ICELAND…brutal…had fever and was sick for 7 days of the 10…weather was good and we saw the northern lights…we got out just in time..the next day they got buried in snow and its snowing for over 10 days straight…the day after we got back the volcano blew right near where we were…close calls…LOU HAS TO GO…HE SHOULD HAVE MADE MULTIPLE MOVES..HES A VERY BAD GM….WE NEED ANOTHER WINNING STREAK…NONE OF THIS 500 CRAP