Lighthouse Hockey - All PostsLighthouse Hockey: Try to fixate on something else.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50729/lhh-fav.png2024-03-26T07:00:00-04:00http://www.lighthousehockey.com/rss/current/2024-03-26T07:00:00-04:002024-03-26T07:00:00-04:00Islanders News: We have every right to write them off
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<p>The Islanders aren’t eliminated yet, but they’ve done nothing to earn our trust, hope or optimism.</p> <p id="SWAdOe">The Islanders were off yesterday, and if I were boss I’d tell them to go ahead and take the next few weeks off, too. They need it. We need it. There wasn’t much new said about the team yesterday, and we’re all the better for that.</p>
<p id="fRBWCK">In the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cthLQfEEsgw">Year of the Wade Dubielewicz Poke-Check</a>, when the Islanders were outside the bubble down the stretch, The Hockey News — which was still a somewhat relevant print publication during that transitional time — famously left the Islanders out of their Eastern Conference playoff preview, which included 10 possible teams for an 8-team bracket. (Surprise, playoff miss Toronto was one of them.)</p>
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<p id="snQ9IC">Excluding the Islanders was understandable if you were doing a preview of <em>that day</em>, but inexcusable if you were a print publication that already regularly dealt with irrelevance thanks to the gap between editing, publishing and arriving in mailboxes, in contrast to the immediacy of what was then the internet’s adolescence. This “hockey bible” regularly arrived at homes with standings that were at least two weeks out of date and omitting trades that had happened in the interim. It was sometimes like reading dispatches from Saturn, except it was Toronto, the official Centre of the Futile Cupless Hockey Universe. </p>
<p id="W5r9WV">(To give you another sense of the candle power managing things at the time, THN’s answer to the problem of print copies frequently arriving all mangled in your postal mailbox was to <em>send each subscriber two copies of every issue</em> — one hopefully clean copy wrapped inside the mangled other. The emerging internet was a tough, confusing time for every print publication.)</p>
<p id="ZHLm8y">I recall this because the Islanders are by no means eliminated from the playoff chase, so if we were writing an official preview we’d be foolish to leave them out. They may require <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/features/how-tonights-islanders-melodrama-rekindles-memories-of-the-dubie-miracle">a miracle</a> and confluence of fortunate events, but it’s still possible. Alas, they are not playing anywhere near like that desperate 2007 team coached by Ted Nolan. And they have tortured us throughout this season, so even if they are mathematically not out of it, we have every right to write them off and dismiss them for what they’ve done.</p>
<h4 id="Tsy4rp">Islanders News</h4>
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<li id="RLUwj3">Speaking of which, Dan and Mike go through lots of angst about how the Isles have abused us throughout this season on the latest Islanders Anxiety podcast. [<a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/25/24111133/islanders-anxiety-episode-283-season-of-rock-bottoms-devils-shutout-chris-simon-offside-tavern-event">LHH</a>]</li>
<li id="H3KJkL">The Isles are struggling in a maddening way, but the hiring of Patrick Roy likely remains a key move. [<a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/new-york-islanders-patrick-roy-lou-lamoriello-lane-lambert-2023-24-2024-25">THN</a>]</li>
<li id="zITqGx">It’s a sign of where we are that the content from the official site is just some Bo Horvat and Anders Lee trivia for the chance to win a Horvat-signed puck. [<a href="https://web.witcontests.com/islanders/trivia/lee-and-horvat-trivia-240325?utm_source=nyi_web&utm_medium=organic_web&utm_campaign=nyi_belmontdepositcampaign&utm_content=webpromo">Isles</a>]</li>
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<h4 id="kIqXBc">Elsewhere</h4>
<p id="FAlVs5"><a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/2024-03-25">Last night’s two NHL scores</a>...do not concern us.</p>
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<li id="czNSL5">Shane Doan’s son could debut for the Coyotes tonight. How long until he delivers a headshot? [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-buzz-news-and-notes-march-25">NHL</a>]</li>
<li id="Y0FyxD">Martin St. Louis will return behind the Habs bench after some time off for family reasons. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-canadiens-coach-martin-st-louis-returns-tuesday">NHL</a>]</li>
<li id="eKQ6DN">The long yinza nightmare is over, the stolen Jagr bobbleheads have been recovered. [<a href="https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins-say-stolen-jaromir-jagr-bobbleheads-have-been-recovered-shipped-to-pittsburgh-1.2095207">TSN</a>]</li>
<li id="EVSyKn">Presenting this season’s Healthy Scratch all-stars. [<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/unveiling-the-nhls-2023-24-all-healthy-scratch-team/">Sportsnet</a>]</li>
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https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/26/24112054/islanders-news-no-news-is-good-newsDominik2024-03-25T10:30:00-04:002024-03-25T10:30:00-04:00Islanders Anxiety - Episode 283 - A Season of Rock Bottoms
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<p>They are what everyone says they are.</p> <p id="sxsdz0">Mike and Dan recap a week of brief hope and crushing defeats as the hard working Islanders teams of just a few years ago finally disappear for good.</p>
<p id="uxEwaD">Ineffective, embarrassing losses to the Hurricanes, Red Wings and Devils showed that this version of the Islanders has lost whatever spark it had and is only interested in cosplaying as the Islanders we once knew. A surprising victory over the Winnipeg Jets made us think for a moment that maybe they had one last run in them. But a goal-less thud at home 24 hours later wiped those feelings away. </p>
<p id="vDL9m9">Unlikely wins in Florida against the Panthers and Lightning might be nice but barring another long winning streak, this season is over and these players have some hard questions to answer (that we’ll never see).</p>
<p id="akBX2c">We also pay tribute to former Islander Chris Simon, who passes away far to early last week, and give some details on our event at the Offside Tavern this Saturday.</p>
<p id="zvSW5Z"><strong>Don’t forget about our live event at the brand new Offside Tavern in NYC on March 30th at 4 pm. Bring your Weird Islanders jerseys, shirts and swag because we want to hear your stories for a live podcast to be released soon after.</strong></p>
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<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/former-nhl-player-chris-simon-dies-suicide-rcna144260">RIP Chris Simon</a>. Gone far too soon.</li></ul>
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https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/25/24111133/islanders-anxiety-episode-283-season-of-rock-bottoms-devils-shutout-chris-simon-offside-tavern-eventDan Saraceni2024-03-25T07:00:00-04:002024-03-25T07:00:00-04:00Islanders News: WTAF?
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<p>The Islanders followed up Saturday’s big win with a return to ineptitude.</p> <p id="p0gKeI">In Sunday’s 4-0 home loss to the <a href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com">New Jersey Devils</a>, the <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com">New York Islanders</a> probably did us all a favor (except those who sat through it in person) by convincingly putting to bed any confidence or hope anyone could reasonably have in this team re-righting the ship.</p>
<p id="OokQeI">Saturday’s torching of the Jets (who then went on to get shut out in D.C.) was a nice reprieve — the kind of fun break in the misery we used to get when a Scott Gordon or early Jack Capuano team would throw in a feel-good win to break up the losing.</p>
<p id="K453FI">But Sunday returned us to what is surely the more accurate state of things. This team has blown too many chances to prove otherwise.</p>
<p id="LMn6h4">It has been a weird, depressing and ultimately clarifying month. If the six-game win streak made many of think that the substantive underlying improvements under Patrick Roy were finally starting to pay off, the cascade of causes for this now seven-losses-in-eight slide underline the reality that the roster itself must be fixed.</p>
<p id="cGsjWz">Of course, as it ages, as it repeatedly shows an inability to show up during back-to-backs (now 0-6-3 on the back half), Lou Lamoriello’s seven-years-for-everyone approach reminds us how difficult it will be to implement a proper reckoning — if, that is, Lou even agrees one is needed.</p>
<p id="AzAE5q">This team has legit assets and skill. It also has players who are shells of their formerly effective, conference final-contributing selves. I’m fascinated by how this summer will be handled, and right now that period cannot get here soon enough.</p>
<h4 id="cMmkZh">Islanders News</h4>
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<li id="WzEzUD">After a one-afternoon reprieve, another cursed second period does them in. [<a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/24/24110928/new-york-islanders-new-jersey-devils-shutout-sorokin-meier-hughes-kahkonen-holtz-lee-hischier">LHH</a>]</li>
<li id="n0v8KD">All of Saturday’s nice feelings wasted; another back-to-back turned sour. [<a href="https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-devils-bfpycwas">Newsday</a>]</li>
<li id="PrlDzi">Their biggest obstacle is not Detroit nor D.C., but themselves. [<a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/24/sports/islanders-second-period-meltdown-leads-to-brutal-loss-against-devils/">Post</a>]</li>
<li id="HB0NgH">Consensus seems to be that Anders Lee will probably hear from the NHL on this knee hit? It wasn’t the more common stick-your-knee-out at a guy who’s escaping your check, but he led with his leg so the major penalty probably won’t be enough. [<a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/24/sports/islanders-anders-lee-ejected-after-ugly-nico-hischier-hit/">Post</a>]</li>
<li id="D3f0TL">Alex Jefferies got a point in his AHL debut and Ruslan Iskhakov scored another shootout goal that has absolutely zero application to regular game play (barring all the opponents colliding with one another on the ice, which...well, about that...). [<a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/new-york-islanders-bridgeport-islanders-alex-jefferies-ruslan-iskhakov">THN</a>]</li>
<li id="SzYBcm">...so about that, saving you the click to <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/24/sports/islanders-cant-get-out-of-own-way-in-embarrassing-goal-scoring-sequence/">the Post</a>, this was a symbolic moment for the Isles’ season:</li>
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<h4 id="54ai5a">Elsewhere</h4>
<p id="6ku0XH">To be honest, the <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/2024-03-24">other NHL scores</a> don’t matter anymore, but the Capitals won in regulation and the Flyers lost in regulation.</p>
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<li id="7PGVOe">Man, as Nick Leddy reaches 1,000 games, he’s got teammates from everywhere that just love him. [<a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F5351126%2F2024%2F03%2F23%2Fnick-leddy-1000-games-nhl%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lighthousehockey.com%2F2024%2F3%2F25%2F24111150%2Fislanders-news-wasted-weekend" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Athletic</a>]</li>
<li id="S77Kun">Aleksander Barkov and Aaron Ekblad are both expected to return soon for the Panthers, who will take that boost. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-buzz-news-and-notes-march-24">NHL</a>]</li>
<li id="57OxFR">It really is a new NHL, as Zach Hyman has 50 goals. [<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/no-hands-grinder-incorrect-oilers-zach-hyman-is-a-50-goal-scorer/">Sportsnet</a>] Sam Reinhart too. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-philadelphia-flyers-game-recap-march-24">NHL</a>]</li>
<li id="7OZaOw">The Capitals pulled out the stops to celebrate TJ Oshie reaching 1,000 games, with t-shirts, everyone wearing #77 in warmups, daughters reading the lineup, even Nicklas Backstrom returning for the pre-game ceremony. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/short-shifts/washington-capitals-tj-oshie-celebrates-1000-nhl-games">NHL</a>]</li>
<li id="zgWRRW">Vegas is fighting to hang on to a playoff spot and now will be without goalie Adin Hill. [<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/golden-knights-recall-jiri-patera-as-adin-hill-remains-injured/">Sportsnet</a>]</li>
<li id="oaL6XU">Just for fun distraction, Matt Murray is skating again but is still a “long way” from being able to play again, if ever. [<a href="https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-g-matt-murray-on-ltir-skates-ahead-of-practice-1.2093708">TSN</a>]</li>
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https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/25/24111150/islanders-news-wasted-weekendDominik2024-03-24T20:06:01-04:002024-03-24T20:06:01-04:00Devils 4, Islanders 0 (EN): Another terrible second period sinks Isles
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<p>The back-to-back games and second period woes continue as the Islanders follow up their big win against the Jets with a dud against the Devils.</p> <p id="FhceEb">Well this was a stinker.</p>
<p id="Wzrpv9">After the dominant 6-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets yesterday, the <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com">New York Islanders</a> couldn’t get anything past Kaapo Kahkonen and the <a href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com">New Jersey Devils</a>. </p>
<p id="5AKRq5">The Isles had their power play opportunities, but couldn’t convert, and they once again fell apart in the second period, letting in three goals in six minutes of game time. The team just doesn’t seem to have the energy for back-to-back games anymore, and the chances of a playoff spot seem to get further and further away. </p>
<p id="2r9uQZ">And the Islanders might be without Anders Lee going forward, depending on if any supplemental discipline will be given out for his kneeing major on Nico Hischier. </p>
<p id="MtYoUK">All of it is really just so typical of this season, which desperately needs to be over so this team can reevaluate for the future. </p>
<p id="bCQqOn">[<a href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-nyi/2024/03/24/2023021126">NHL Gamecenter</a> | <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021126.HTM">Game Summary</a> | <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021126.HTM">Event Summary</a> | <a href="https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20232024&game=21126">Natural Stat Trick</a>]</p>
<h4 id="kU6her">First Period</h4>
<p id="HnEFMz">Luke Hughes rang a shot off the crossbar early, which turned out to be a bit of an omen for how this game was going to go. </p>
<p id="9iqmZd">Hudson Fasching drew a penalty, sending Santeri Hatakka to the box for hooking. With three seconds left in that power play, Erik Haula took an interference penalty, and so the Islanders had a very brief 5 on 3 followed by another power play. The Devils were able to successfully kill both penalties. </p>
<p id="RiLIsS">Late in the period, Bo Horvat was called for holding the stick, and then with about 30 seconds of that penalty left, Cal Clutterbuck was called for crosschecking, giving the Devils their own 5 on 3. Adam Pelech had a shorthanded breakaway, but it was saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. After Horvat got out of the box, Casey Cizikas was called for hooking, giving the Devils a lengthy 5 on 3 with five seconds left in the period.</p>
<h4 id="I206aJ">Second Period</h4>
<p id="zWvxwq">Timo Meier scored on the 5 on 3 off a good pass from Jack Hughes to make it 1-0 just 38 seconds into the second. The Islanders killed the rest of the penalties, but a couple of minutes later, Horvat, Palmieri, and Dobson collided with each other and Jack Hughes scored to make it 2-0. </p>
<p id="cC3YRf">Just a few minutes after that, Alexander Holtz made it 3-0. </p>
<p id="RSforJ">Kyle MacLean had a good chance off a rebound that was blocked, and John Marino went to the box for holding the stick, but the Devils killed that. </p>
<p id="mZteP9">Then, Anders Lee hit Nico Hischier near the boards and Timo Meier came to Hischier’s defense and instigated a fight. Lee was called for major penalties for kneeing and fighting, and also picked up a game misconduct penalty. Meier was called for the instigator penalty, fighting, and a 10 minute misconduct penalty. All of that worked out to two minutes of 4 on 4 and a three minute Devils power play, which the Islanders killed. </p>
<h4 id="nGsPNv">Third Period</h4>
<p id="wtKv90">Early, Simon Holmstrom put a shot off the crossbar, which was one of the Islanders’ best chances tonight. </p>
<p id="34oj0E">Simon Nemec took a tripping penalty, and Palmieri hit the puck in with his hand, resulting in an immediately waved off goal. The Devils ultimately killed the penalty. </p>
<p id="uIjBRh">Brendan Smith and Kyle Palmieri were both called for roughing penalties, and on the 4 on 4, the Islanders pulled Sorokin to get a 5 on 4 opportunity, but they couldn’t score there. They continued to play 6 on 5 after the penalties expired, but with 4:07 left, Chris Tierney scored in the empty net to make it 4-0 and seal the win. </p>
<h4 id="k3hovd">Up Next</h4>
<p id="wjIbHe">Next, the Islanders will (mercifully) be off until Thursday, when they head down to Florida to take on the Panthers, who currently sit second in the Atlantic Division. </p>
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https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/24/24110928/new-york-islanders-new-jersey-devils-shutout-sorokin-meier-hughes-kahkonen-holtz-lee-hischierJenny Berman2024-03-24T11:21:03-04:002024-03-24T11:21:03-04:00Islanders Back-to-Back News: Keep up the desperation
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<p>It’s going to take all that and more to make it, but Detroit left the door open.</p> <p id="oPnXvw">The <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com">New York Islanders</a> got back in the win column for the first time since they were in California by beating up on the Winnipeg Jets, at least for the first and second periods.</p>
<p id="ZYFsMT">Their dim playoff hopes are flickering, and if they want to have any chance here, they need to get two points out of the second half of a back-to-back, which they haven’t done all season. But they hadn’t won a matinee all season until yesterday, so maybe they’re in a slump-busting mood. The <a href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com">New Jersey Devils</a> lost at home to the spoiler <a href="https://www.silversevensens.com">Ottawa Senators</a> before traveling to Long Island. Let’s see what happens.</p>
<p id="LvvajP"><a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/24/24110485/fig-picks-islanders-vs-devils-mar-24">FIG picks go here</a>.</p>
<h4 id="mAn3rv">Islanders News</h4>
<h5 id="lIUTav">About last night:</h5>
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<li id="3B0rQj">Cal Clutterbuck scored the first two as the Isles dominated the Jets in the first and second periods. [<a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/23/24109831/islanders-vs-jets-barzal-fasching-clutterbuck-lee">LHH</a>]</li>
<li id="MS5GqK">Not so much in the third, although it was in the bag at that point. [<a href="https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-winnipeg-lzvovjik">Newsday</a>] Patrick Roy did not like that.</li>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Isles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Isles</a> were outshot 18-3 in the third period and outscored 2-0 (in a 6-3 win). Said coach Patrick Roy: "We had a bit of a letdown in the third and (Semyon Varlamov) came up big for us...I guess the guys wanted to see if Varly would be sharp or not. I guess we got the answer."</p>— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGrossNewsday/status/1771631722817327367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2024</a>
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<li id="luR4AE">It was a good day for the Lee-Barzal-Fasching line. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/3-takeaways-3-takeaways-isles-get-back-on-track-with-6-3-win-over-jets">3 Takeaways</a>] Mathew Barzal is showing his versatility. [<a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/23/sports/mathew-barzal-proves-again-he-can-do-anything-islanders-throw-at-him/">NY Post</a>]</li>
<li id="p0KAm7">It felt like it was going to take an offensive burst to break the streak. [<a href="https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-winnipeg-il1ts3b7">Newsday</a>]</li>
<li id="vxk2Rj">If they lost again, that probably would’ve been it for good. [<a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/23/sports/islanders-bounce-back-with-win-over-jets-in-boost-to-playoff-hopes/">NY Post</a>]</li>
<li id="ePWGrE">The Isles chased presumptive Vezina winner Connor Hellebuyck, the first time Winnipeg changed goalies mid-game all year. [<a href="http://www.nyiskinny.com/2024/03/the-skinny-isles-6-winnipeg-3.html">NYI Skinny</a>]</li>
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<h5 id="hUEwtS">Onward:</h5>
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<li id="FqdA89">
<a href="https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/game-preview-islanders-vs-devils-march-24th">A preview of this evening</a>, a third jersey night.</li>
<li id="SPRgDj">Ride a drone over The Park & UBS Arena. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/islanders/video/fly-through-the-park-ubs-arena-6349514428112">Islanders</a>]</li>
<li id="0RzRVL">Not dead yet. But it will take a lot of help. [<a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F5363828%2F2024%2F03%2F23%2Fislanders-jets-cal-clutterbuck%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lighthousehockey.com%2F2024%2F3%2F24%2F24110479%2Fnyi-ny-new-york-islanders-back-to-back-news-jersey-devils-red-wings-jets-capitals-roy-barzal-lee" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Athletic</a>]</li>
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<h4 id="MqJVcx">Elsewhere</h4>
<p id="MuH8Zv"><a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/2024-03-23">Yesterday’s NHL scores</a> include the Flyers scoring late and winning in regulation as they seem to always do, this time over the Bruins, but the Red Wings losing 1-0 in regulation to the Predators.</p>
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<li id="HI5CTO">The Preds’ win extended their franchise-record point streak to 17 games. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/detroit-red-wings-nashville-predators-game-recap-march-23">NHL</a>]</li>
<li id="wmJxeq">Sean Couturier was back in the lineup after two straight healthy scratches. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/sean-couturier-happy-to-be-back-for-flyers-after-being-healthy-scratch-2-games">NHL</a>]</li>
<li id="FCSu65">The coaches ruined overtime. [<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/rink-fries-how-the-coaches-have-sucked-the-excitement-out-of-overtime/">Rink Fries</a>]</li>
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https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/24/24110479/nyi-ny-new-york-islanders-back-to-back-news-jersey-devils-red-wings-jets-capitals-roy-barzal-leeSteven E. Smith2024-03-23T15:51:52-04:002024-03-23T15:51:52-04:00Islanders 6, Jets 3: Isles finally break the slide in matinee blowout win
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<figcaption>It’s about freaking time... | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>Two goals from Clutterbuck, multiple points from several Isles make for a comfortable afternoon.</p> <p id="NNzWWN">The <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com">New York Islanders</a> won their first game in seven tries, and perhaps the least likely of this busy stretch, by cruising to a matinee(!) victory over the Western Conference title-contending Winnipeg Jets, who remain at 93 points thanks to their unhappy afternoon on Long Island.</p>
<p id="mOG6oa">The Islanders took a 3-1 lead in the first period, which for them leaves plenty of room for second-period disaster, but in a refreshing change, they won the middle frame, 3-0, to make the third period a formality, when the Jets got a couple back to make the final score 6-3.</p>
<p id="ukjCCB">[<a href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-wpg/2024/03/23/2023021113"><strong>NHL Gamecenter</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021113.HTM"><strong>Game Summary</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021113.HTM"><strong>Event Summary</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20232024&game=21113&view=limited"><strong>Natural Stat Trick</strong></a>]</p>
<p id="AZfdyI">The Isles outshot the Jets 15-3 in the first period and 36-18 through the first 40 minutes. The third period was another matter, as the Isles appeared to check out and save energy for the rest of their back-to-back, until Patrick Roy called timeout and let them hear a little reminder about taking the task at hand seriously.</p>
<p id="ugz3xZ">But overall, it was a much, much better effort from the very start, as the Isles moved the puck with speed, covered back thoroughly, and did not leave the Jets much space. Several of their goals came from buzzing the net and keeping play moving through jumping on rebounds and cycling.</p>
<p id="J7Z8uA">There were also a couple of goals off faceoffs, including the opener that Cal Clutterbuck slipped in after getting his own rebound, and Anders Lee’s goal to make it 6-1 after a nice touch-pass from Mat Barzal.</p>
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<p lang="qme" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/wHe77jaY6R">pic.twitter.com/wHe77jaY6R</a></p>— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1771587498340143364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2024</a>
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<p lang="tr" dir="ltr">spin-o-rama <a href="https://t.co/JdoVp3gG1x">pic.twitter.com/JdoVp3gG1x</a></p>— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1771607964291330354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2024</a>
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<p id="SvhCmU">There were also some nice rush plays, including Clutterbuck’s patented top corner laser to make it 2-0, his second of the game at 8:50.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">HIS SECOND OF THE GAME! <a href="https://t.co/rVydf2OM93">pic.twitter.com/rVydf2OM93</a></p>— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1771588724511392141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2024</a>
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<p id="5JrBvs">After the Jets got one back from Vladislav Namestnikov at 11:20, Kyle Palmieri made things more comfortable again by accepting a sweet pass from Brock Nelson:</p>
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<p lang="qme" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/jHGfdFGSm9">pic.twitter.com/jHGfdFGSm9</a></p>— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1771592637549580637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2024</a>
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<p id="02gYgZ">Hudson Fasching and Barzal also picked up goals, playing on a line with Anders Lee that has looked pretty good and given Fasching a rare opportunity in an offensive role.</p>
<h4 id="flvVQg">Notes</h4>
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<li id="QiyICW">The Isles stayed out of the box until a late puck-over-the-glass call in the third. They killed that one off, though the Jets got one more goal late on a shot through (or over, really) traffic that Semyon Varlamov could not see.</li>
<li id="p6gh5H">Varlamov had a pleasantly quiet night, with the Isles building a big lead before Varly was tested too much.</li>
<li id="qNd7h2">Simon Holmstrom was a scratch in favor of Matt Martin’s return to the lineup. Martin logged 11:30.</li>
<li id="Uh9v8j">It was such an odd game, and the Jets were out of it well before the end of the second, that the fisticuffs and garbage-time shenanigans began then, marked by Kyle MacLean’s first NHL fight.</li>
<li id="yRlqYy">Cole Perfetti is lucky he isn’t facing a suspension and Alex Romanov is lucky he’s not hurt, as the former’s boarding was scary and dangerous. Only drew a two-minute call as Romanov was able to get up and join the fray, but if there was an injury, that had all the look of a suspension video.</li>
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<h4 id="oecTNu">Up Next</h4>
<p id="VIQrr8">No rest, so hopefully they got some in the third, as the Isles host the Devils for a 5:00 EDT start Sunday. After dropping six games in a row, they’re all must-wins at this point, but that one should be a bitter one since the Devils are hanging on to fading hopes, too.</p>
https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/23/24109831/islanders-vs-jets-barzal-fasching-clutterbuck-leeDominik2024-03-23T08:00:00-04:002024-03-23T08:00:00-04:00Islanders Gameday News: Trying to avoid seven straight [Game #70]
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<figcaption>One of Lane’s last games. | Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>Remember when we were having fun?</p> <p id="lTmXlZ">The <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com">New York Islanders</a> host the Winnipeg Jets today in a dastardly afternoon game. I’m sure it will be fine.</p>
<p id="ef4gYU"><a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/23/24109521/fig-picks-islanders-vs-jets-mar-23">FIGs go here</a>.</p>
<h4 id="nzqP3O">Islanders News</h4>
<p id="No1XuT"><a href="https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/game-preview-islanders-vs-jets">A preview of this afternoon</a>.</p>
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<li id="OaVnvS">It won’t be easy today, but the Islanders need to get some wins here. [<a href="https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-winnipeg-bquye3g5">Newsday</a>]</li>
<li id="CET7gU">A look at all the mediocrity in the playoff races. [<a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F5359926%2F2024%2F03%2F22%2Fnhl-eastern-conference-playoffs%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lighthousehockey.com%2F2024%2F3%2F23%2F24109519%2Fnyi-ny-new-york-islanders-gameday-news-winnipeg-jets-playoff-races-capitals-red-wings-flyers" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Athletic</a>]</li>
<li id="1289YL">The Islanders signed Cam Thiesing out of <a href="https://www.landgrantholyland.com">Ohio State</a>. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-sign-thiesing">Islanders</a>]</li>
<li id="jk0uwD">Is it time for a callup? [<a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/new-york-islanders-prospects-matthew-maggio-ruslan-iskhakov-2024-stanley-cup-playoffs">THN</a>]</li>
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<h4 id="iEtAH9">Elsewhere</h4>
<p id="xUbkJ7"><a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/2024-03-22">Last night’s NHL scores</a> include the Capitals beating the Hurricanes.</p>
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<li id="n0sF1A">They did it without Tom Wilson, who is suspended six games for high-sticking. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/washington-capitals-tom-wilson-suspended-6-games-for-high-sticking">NHL</a>]</li>
<li id="f8edbP">Part of the suspension was likely his long disciplinary history. [<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/tom-wilsons-latest-suspension-a-crushing-accumulation-of-past-mistakes/">Sportsnet</a>]</li>
<li id="NMQPg8">Zach Hyman isn’t thinking about the 50-goal mark in Toronto. [<a href="https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/edmonton-oilers-zach-hyman-not-focused-on-hitting-50-goal-mark-vs-toronto-maple-leafs-1.2093653">TSN</a>]</li>
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https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/23/24109519/nyi-ny-new-york-islanders-gameday-news-winnipeg-jets-playoff-races-capitals-red-wings-flyersSteven E. Smith2024-03-22T11:00:00-04:002024-03-22T11:00:00-04:00Islanders News: That’ll probably do it, for real this time
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<p>I’m at the point where I almost don’t even want the miracle to happen.</p> <p id="TZ8ead">About a month and 12 games ago, after the afternoon no-show against the Tampa Bay Lightning in The Biggest Game of the Season Thus Far—a title usurped by basically every game since—<a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/2/25/24082921/nyi-ny-new-york-islanders-news-tampa-bay-lightning-playoffs-flyers-devils-red-wings-roy-mayfield">I wrote this Bits piece</a> in which I called the season. The fact that the <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com">New York Islanders</a> knew the stakes of that game and then looked like they didn’t give a shit until the last 10 minutes of the game showed me that they didn’t belong, and the points deficit seemed insurmountable.</p>
<p id="tdM6vI">Then the Islanders ripped off six straight wins while the teams in the chase stumbled, and the door swung wide open. They even landed in a playoff spot at one point. And now they have fallen on their faces again. They have now completely undone their six-game winning streak with a six-game losing streak, earning only a single point and now falling five points behind the playoff picture with just 13 games left.</p>
<p id="rY8zjD">It’s not impossible that they make it given how bad all the teams around them are, but it’s once again far from likely, and it would take yet another miracle. But the problem is they used up their miracle already and failed to take advantage of their opportunity, just as they have done all season long with how many games they led and lost. You almost have to give them credit for how well-scripted they are—very consistent characters created by the writers on this show.</p>
<p id="728fvm">I’m not sure I even want them to make it anymore. I think I’d rather them lose and get the best draft pick and/or lottery odds as possible. If they make the playoffs, they would get swept. Maybe Ilya Sorokin steals them a game, but he can only do so much, and he hasn’t been in game-stealing mode of late. And making it might signal to management and/or ownership that this group doesn’t need changes. But it does, and really badly. It’s time to perform some surgery on this roster. It’s not just the on-ice play; the vibes just seem bad. They exude loser energy. They have no confidence in one another as a group, and it seems like it is irreparable. They need a new mix around Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat, Brock Nelson, Noah Dobson, and Sorokin.</p>
<p id="YIzs1X">Given how much of the roster is locked in, they can realistically only remove one or two of the other guys. A high draft pick would infuse much-needed talent. And then this summer and in camp, give the guys in Bridgeport a chance. If Ruslan Iskhakov, Matt Maggio, or William Dufour beat someone out—and frankly, I think all three could play better than some of the detritus currently on the roster—play them over the veterans. Loyalty is a two-way street. I’m sorry if it is age and ability that explains why the players haven’t held up their end of the bargain, but you can’t just let that slide indefinitely in professional sports.</p>
<h4 id="i3t9wh">Islanders News</h4>
<p id="G1xxDz">Recaps: <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/21/24108237/new-york-islanders-detroit-red-wings-fischer-reilly-copp-larkin-kane-pageau-barzal-reimer-sorokin">LHH</a> | <a href="https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/3-takeaways-isles-fall-6-3-to-red-wings">Islanders</a> | <a href="https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-detroit-red-wings-mt0x883n">Newsday</a> | <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/21/sports/islanders-suffer-sixth-straight-loss-to-red-wings-as-playoff-hopes-futher-dim/">NY Post</a> | <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/game-day/new-york-islanders-detroit-red-wings-6-3-ilya-sorokin-mathew-barzal-six-game-skid">THN</a> | <a href="http://www.nyiskinny.com/2024/03/the-skinny-detroit-6-isles-3.html">NYI Skinny</a> (outscored 26-8 on this losing streak, big yikes)</p>
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<li id="6p6ZGG">Patrick Roy thought the Islanders deserved to win. They didn’t play as badly as they have at other points during this streak, but it wasn’t good enough. Shannon Hogan and Thomas Hickey were befuddled by Roy’s comments. [<a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/patrick-roy-new-york-islanders-detroit-red-wings-6-3-postgame-press-conference-thomas-hickey-shannon-hogan">THN</a>]</li>
<li id="cRxgwX">Barzal was back at center. [<a href="https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/mathew-barzal-islanders-o8qat56u">Newsday</a>] But the experiment of separating Barzal and Horvat needs to end. The whole team looks like shit when they are not together eating tough minutes, especially if Hudson Fasching is one of Barzal’s wingers. [<a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/new-york-islanders-mathew-barzal-bo-horvat-patrick-roy-lane-lambert-detroit-red-wings">THN</a>]</li>
<li id="Hk8cE7">They needed to play “connected hockey.” I think they did in the first period, and if Horvat puts that puck into a wide-open net, maybe we’re having a different conversation. But he didn’t, and as soon as they gave up a goal, they started missing their passes again. Very fragile. [<a href="https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-dg48yedg">Newsday</a>]</li>
<li id="epyH2K">Not to mention how often they give up multiple goals in quick succession. They all say they should be prepared for it, and yet, it keeps happening. Playing Like Assholes.</li>
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<li id="P4mBZ8">It wasn’t the only or even main reason they lost, but Sorokin gave up five goals on 23 shots. If this mediocre roster was going to make the playoffs, they needed their best player to be their best player, and he unfortunately has not been himself. [<a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/21/sports/islanders-suffer-sixth-straight-loss-to-red-wings-as-playoff-hopes-futher-dim/">NY Post</a>]</li>
<li id="vZpgV7">The fans are frustrated parking in the Emerald Lot. [<a href="https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/ubs-arena-parking-islanders-fans-kellman-q0myzwo7">Newsday</a>]</li>
<li id="ecKAC1">Another spectacularly timed article <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F5356370%2F2024%2F03%2F21%2Fislanders-patrick-roy-playoffs%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lighthousehockey.com%2F2024%2F3%2F22%2F24108671%2Fnyi-ny-new-york-islanders-news-detroit-red-wings-roy-sorokin-barzal-horvat-dobson-reilly-predators" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">from The Athletic</a>: How Patrick Roy got them back in the playoff race.</li>
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<h4 id="updNA8">Elsewhere</h4>
<p id="EhrAUy"><a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/2024-03-21">Last night’s NHL scores</a> include the Flyers getting a point out of the Hurricanes, who toyed with the Islanders. At least the Oilers thumped the Sabres.</p>
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<li id="brxfMN">In the written 32 Thoughts, Elliotte Friedman wonders what’s next for the Arizona Coyotes. [<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/32-thoughts-whats-next-for-the-arizona-coyotes/">Sportsnet</a>]</li>
<li id="32tOSo">In the auditory 32 Thoughts, Friedman and Jeff Marek talk about the Islanders just as Islanders Anxiety joked about talking about the Islanders: by talking about other teams. [<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/podcasts/32-thoughts/im-here-so-youre-going-to-be-here-too/">Sportsnet</a>]</li>
<li id="ORFoYM">Team Canada’s roster might look different between the 2025 4 Nations Faceoff and 2026 Olympics. [<a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/team-canada-could-use-different-rosters-at-4-nations-face-off-olympics">NHL</a>]</li>
<li id="R7rDMw">The Predators weren’t allowed to go to U2 in early February. They haven’t lost in regulation since. 16-game point streak now. [<a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/39766594/canceled-u2-trip-helped-turn-nashville-predators-season">ESPN</a>]</li>
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https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2024/3/22/24108671/nyi-ny-new-york-islanders-news-detroit-red-wings-roy-sorokin-barzal-horvat-dobson-reilly-predatorsSteven E. Smith