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Dan and special guest Carey Haber look back at the Islanders performance over a wild pre-All Star Break week and over the season so far.
They talk about what the team has done right and wrong over the first 49 games and where they need to better, and who’s up, who’s down and who’s out.
Later, they examine some surprising trade targets and remember an Islanders All Star that most of us seem to have forgotten was an Islanders All Star.
This one might sound a little weird. Or it could have just been my headphones.
REFERENCES
- Arthur Staple on possible trade targets with both expiring deals and existing ones.
- Dom at The Athletic looks at the Islanders after the Adam Pelech injury and how their goalies have been holding up (or maybe not).
- Mat Barzal on his third period benching on Tuesday (more in Laura Albanese’s story at Newsday)
Barzal on his benching: "I had a bit of a mental lapse and then turned the puck over and it almost resulted in a goal against. We’ve had games this year where defensive errors have cost us games and he wasn’t going to let that happen again...I know an example needs to be set."
— Laura Albanese (@AlbaneseLaura) January 23, 2020
Plenty more from Barzal in the story to be posted soon, but here's more from him re: Trotz. "Barry’s got my best interests and the team’s best interests...He’s been around a long time. He’s seen every kind of player, so I just try to listen to him...We’re fortunate to have him.”
— Laura Albanese (@AlbaneseLaura) January 24, 2020
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Opening theme song: "Sports" by Josh Spacek.
Closing theme song: “It Don’t Come Easy” by Ringo Starr.
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