Fresh start! New FIG pool! Everyone starts at zero. Leave your First Islanders Goal picks for Game 1 vs. the Penguins in this thread. Get them in by 6:59 p.m. EDT. Link above goes to the final regular season standings.

Paint the face! Come on out! We're headed back to 51st State for Game 1, Wednesday April 30. Link to the bar above. Near the Foggy Bottom Metro. Parking is pretty easy nearby on K St. Bar specials: HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS (4-7PM EVERYDAY): $3.50 BUD LIGHT DRAFTS; $3.75 BUD & BUD LIGHT BOTTLES; $3.75 AMBER ALES; $4 YUENLING DRAFTS $4 RAIL DRINKS; $5 SMIRNOFF DRINKS; $6 SELECT MARTINIS $3 PBR Drafts during ALL New York Hockey games! $4 CORONA 8PM-CLOSE! $4 BEER OF THE MONTH, 8PM-CLOSE! ALSO $6 FOOD SPECIAL

The sports marketing brain trust at Barclays Center is weighing a change in the team’s royal blue, orange and white team colors, sources said. The focus groups will be done in about 45 days — and then team owner Charles Wang will be updated, a source said.

Leave your First Islanders Goal pick for the regular season finale in this thread. And then there were four. These are the top four on the leaderboard, the only ones with a shot at taking home the FIG title ton-- wait, we have playoffs yet! The season will continue... 25 - zack779 23 - Bryan2112 21 - martylnd 21 - PGI

Leave your First Islanders Goal picks for the Flyers game in this thread. Second-to-last FIG thread of the year! And the standings are tight. The link above goes to the full updated standings, but here are the names at the top who can still claim the title: 23 - Bryan2112 23 - zack779 21 - martylnd 21 - PGI 19 - Isle in Dixie 18 - TheMarvelousStingRay 17 - Dan VA

The New York Times with an article about Tavares' uncle, the "Wayne Gretzky" of indoor lacrosse. Which means that someday we will be calling nephew John Tavares the "Uncle John Tavares" of the NHL. Or vice versa? I get all this Tavares greatness confused.

Leave your First Islanders Goal picks for the Hurricanes game in this thread. Get them logged by 6:59 p.m. EDT. The link above goes to the updated standings.