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2023-11-28

  Islanders Award Winners: Denis Potvin, Norris Trophy, 1979

So far in this series, we’ve seen Denis Potvin win the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s best rookie after helping transform a hapless team into something resembling a professional one. We’ve seen him rocket up the charts of the league’s best defensemen, capt...
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2023-11-27

  Islanders Anxiety - A New Phase

Mike and Dan recap (and differ) on the Islanders last week, which saw them pick up five of six points, play a game with just four defensemen and acquire a player they advocated for years ago. Wins against the Flyers and Senators weren't perfect, but we...
  Islanders Anxiety author
2023-11-22

  Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Mike Comrie (with guest Ethan from Gotham Sports Network)

Joined by Gotham Sports Network founder and Giants podcaster Ethan, Mike and Dan remember Mike Comrie, who brought a lot of skill and a very famous significant other to a downtrodden Islanders club. After 30-goal seasons in Edmonton and Phoenix and a r...
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2023-11-21

  Islanders Award Winners: Denis Potvin, Norris Trophy, 1978

By winning the Calder Trophy in 1974 and the Norris in 1976, Denis Potvin had already established himself as one of the best defensemen in the NHL. That was the good news. The bad news was that his mouth and idiosyncratic disposition separated him from...
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2023-11-20

  Islanders Anxiety - Alone in the Dark

Mike and Dan try to make sense of the Islanders' bizarre road trip through Western Canada and discuss a possible change behind the bench. In eventful losses to the Oilers, Canucks and Kraken and a shootout win in Calgary, the Islanders followed similar...
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2023-11-14

  Islanders Award Winners: Billy Smith, Conn Smythe Trophy, 1983

Attention: This episode immediately follows the Billy Smith/Roland Melanson Jennings Trophy episode posted last week. If you have not yet, please stop this episode and listen to that one. For much of the 1982-83 regular season, the Islanders did not lo...
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2023-11-13

  Islanders Anxiety - We Saw It Coming

Mike and Dan lament a fruitless, frustrating week for the Islanders that left fans, coaches and players pissed off in equal measure. In losses to the Wild, Bruins and Capitals, the Islanders didn't play that poorly and had chances to win. But blown thi...
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2023-11-10

  Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Taylor Beck, Christopher Gibson and the "Big" Trade that Wasn't (with guest Arthur Staple)

Joined by their friend Arthur Staple of The Athletic, Mike and Dan remember a rare NHL five-for-one trade that didn't really work out for either the Islanders or Maple Leafs. Just before training camp 2015, the Islanders sent winger Michael Grabner, an...
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2023-11-07

  Islanders Award Winners: Billy Smith and Roland Melanson, Jennings Trophy, 1983

Before 1982, the Vezina Trophy was a team award, going to the NHL goaltending tandem that gave up the least goals against during the season. When the criteria was changed to voting by the league’s general managers, the first winner was 31-year-old Bill...
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2023-11-06

  Islanders Anxiety - A Confusing Time to Be Optimistic

Mike and Dan recap a week in which the Islander picked up a lot of points while blowing leads and generally not playing their best. In games against Detroit and Carolina, the Islanders had multi-goal leads and had things under control... until they did...
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