Islanders News: "Get in the hole!"

I, uh... happy Friday? Happy Friday.

Islanders News

• Doug Weight calls in to a couple shows to discuss officially accepting the job: NHL Now with EJ Hradek and Steve Mears, and Stellick Simmer on Sirius XM NHL.
• Gary Bettman went on the air and threw some cold water on the notion that the Islanders are looking at the Coliseum as anything but temporary. [LHH | Newsday]
• And they should say "no" to the Coliseum: it's time to move on. [IslandersInsight]
• Elliotte Friedman dedicated a radio spot to figuring out where the Islanders go from here.
• Connor Jones' emotional NHL debut is followed up by a playoff push in Bridgeport. [CT Post]
• Anders Lee calls in to the Point Blank Podcast with Brian Compton and Mike Carver.
• Rick DiPietro's ESPN Radio show, Hahn, Humpty, and Canty, received the award for Best On-Air Broadcast Personality/Team from the New York State Broadcasters' Association.

Non-Isles Goodies

• Last night's NHL scores. Another OT game and road win in the other Game 1's.
• Some random chucko (okay, I) attempt to predict the first round of the playoffs. I'm doing alright so far! [The Unbalanced]
• Hannah Bevis reflects on the Ice Garden's first season as a blog. Thank you Zach Pearce and all the folks who bring us great coverage of women's hockey!
• The Flyers will be in the market for a goalie this summer. [Broad Street Hockey]
• I was really hoping they would go with Cappy, but the Vegas Golden Knights have named Gerard Gallant their first head coach in history. [NHL.com]