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Islanders Anxiety – Episode 310 – Pretty Damn Mad

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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 on a back-to-back. So, of course, they lost in brutal fashion, throwing away a power play, needlessly icing the puck, then giving up the game-winning goal with 45 seconds left. It was an inexcusable loss that, somehow, we’ve seen happen multiple times.

Coupled with the post-game comments from captain and coach, it makes us feel like we’re being lied to or gaslighted when we can see with our own eyes what’s happening. It’s not a pretty situation, and if you choose to bail, we don’t blame you.

In the second half, we look ahead at the tough games coming up, plus we examine the waiving of Oliver “One Shift” Wahlstrom, the role the Islanders media played in it, and the tough messages posted this weekend by former Islander Robin Lehner.

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