Lighthouse Hockey

“So how’s it going?” | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Also: Grant Hutton is on waivers. An apology to those who, like me most of the time, seek to find a way to enjoy Islanders hockey even when the team is antagonizing us: It’s probably not in anyway enjoyable or healthy to come here and read us being fatalistic and fanning the flames of despair. But this season … [Read more...] about Islanders News: There’s another way to do this

You lost to some guys in some terrible None More Black unis. | Photo by Katie Januck/Getty Images We’re just going to keep doing this, aren’t we. The Islanders went to Raleigh and lost 4-0 to the Hurricanes. Continuing a theme, they “did some good things” despite the result, so good for them. I love that for them and the journey they’re on. But confirming the very … [Read more...] about Hurricanes 4, Islanders 0: Yep.

Yetis are real. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images They must be drinking the moonshine. Fresh off another infuriating late regulation loss in Chicago, the Islanders are now in Carolina to take on the Hurricanes — normally a dreadful fixture on the schedule, though last meeting they somehow shocked us. Per Anthony Gross per Patrick Roy, Anthony Duclair skated in the … [Read more...] about Islanders Gameday News: In their mind, they’re rebounding in Carolina

Just looking at the season. | Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean /NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders welcomed Mat Barzal and Adam Pelech back to the same old song and dance. Burned by so many previous examples in the first third of the season, it was hard not to greet the Islanders’ home-and-home with the basement-dwelling Chicago Blackhawks with dread. Surely, with an … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Critical mistakes, points slip away yet again

There are “normal” losses, “feel bad” wins and “personal” losses. Sunday’s was personal. Mike and Dan have a lot to say after the Islanders’ loss to Chicago on Sunday, little of it good. Do these guys even want to win games? After a “normal” loss to the Kings and a “feel bad” win over the same Blackhawks on Thursday, the Islanders faced a bad team they had already seen that was … [Read more...] about Islanders Anxiety – Episode 310 – Pretty Damn Mad