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The team had Garth Snow on air to discuss Rick DiPietro's assignment to AHL Bridgeport.

Mets radio announcer Howie Rose regularly gripes about records tarnished by the Steroid Era. Here is a letter to WFAN explaining why he should stop doing that.

The New York Islanders may be Brooklyn-bound, and an intermission interview with Barclay's Center developer Bruce Ratner was just one more shot at Nassau County to indicate they're serious.

SB Nation's Derek Zona watches a lot of hockey through the Center Ice package, and has had the privilege of listening to every broadcast crew in the NHL. He's ranked those crews based on their 2010-11 performance.

Let's keep it posi for once. Who are your favorite non-Mets announcers?

Howie Rose appeared on WFAN defending the Islanders from some of the more ridiculous criticism around the league. His answers illustrate some issues with the NHL.

The New York Islanders are bad. Like, really bad. Like, haven't won a game in a month bad. For paying customers, it's likely enough to make them go insane, but even for the people on the flip side...

NHL News: Islanders say "Radio Broadcast? We don't need no stinkin' radio broadcast!"