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Islanders Anxiety – Episode 330 – Dead Rubber

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There’s nothing worse than this type of podcast.

Mike and Dan recap a week with three embarrassing losses that finally led to the Islanders’ official elimination from playoff contention.

After a wild 7-6 OT loss in Nashville, a butt whipping at home to the Rangers and a goofy shootout loss in Philadelphia, a season in which no one had any fun was put out of its misery. The players look mad, the coach thinks everyone played well and nothing has been done to show fans that this is not acceptable.

The hamster wheel we’ve been on for four years continues to spin, which has us almost nostalgic for other failed seasons we thought were worse than they actually were.

The two games left on the schedule don’t matter, but might have some small amounts of joy for someone. Right now, the only thing we can all enjoy is a new dumpster fire sparking up inside Madison Square Garden, started by a former Islander who has made his displeasure with his new team public in a way he didn’t expect. He joins a list of current and ex-Rangers in open revolt against a GM who was once praised for having a cutthroat countenance but now looks like he’s wearing clown shoes.

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