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Islanders Anxiety – Episode 341 – Along for the Ride

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Mike and Dan are back to discuss a new Islanders season with a slightly different vibe than other recent campaigns (but no less unpredictable).

After running down some of training camp and the preseason, we get to our biggest fears and worries about this season. From back-up goalie concerns to coaching doubts to the status of the team’s once stout defense, there’s a lot to be bothered by before the games even start. While some think there might be a resurgence, others see a team not good enough to win but not bad enough to win the lottery (even though they just did). It’s an impossible season to predict so we’re keeping our expectations open… until the losses start happening.

We also look at the first two games of the season against division rivals Pittsburgh and Washington. How the Islanders perform in both games will give us a clear indication of how the season is going to play out. Two wins would be huge. Two losses would be crushing. Either way, we’ll look out for the tendencies we should get used to going forward.

We also give more of our annual Oddly Specific Predictions, some of which involve trades, annoyances and possible PTA meetings. We talk a little about a baseball guy who doesn’t watch hockey (big shocker, there) and reflect on 10 years of Islanders Anxiety. We love getting together for these episodes, which are a perfect mix of both of us. And we thank you so much for coming along and joining us, whether you’ve been with us the whole time or tuning in to your first episode right now.

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Islanders News: Darche introduces opening roster

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Mathieu Darche and the Islanders got a jump on things by unveiling the Islanders’ opening 23-man roster early Monday (the league deadline was 3 p.m.), and Zooming with media to discuss the (largely expected) decisions and look back on training camp.

As Mike and Dan noted in an expansive season-opening Islanders Anxiety podcast (recorded before the roster announcement), one of the few Lou-like remnants is the cagey description of Semyon Varlamov’s situation, which remains “skating on his own” daily — a pretty broad spectrum for a goalie.

Islanders News​

  • Officially, here’s the 23-man roster (also pasted below after these Isles bullets). [Isles]
  • Here is video embedded into the written “3 Takeaways” highlights of Darche’s presser, highlights snipped in the links below. [Isles]
  • Just four 1st overall defensemen “played more than 10 games as 18-year-old rookies: Gord Kluzak (1982), Roman Hamrlik (1992), Aaron Ekblad (2014) and Rasmus Dahlin (2018).” Matthew Schaefer, impressively, will likely be the fifth. [Post | Newsday]
  • Mathieu Darche wanted Isaiah George around for all of training camp (including the weekend team bonding outing) but unsurprisingly wants him logging minutes in the AHL rather than sitting as the 7th. [Post | THN]
  • Co-owner Jon Ledecky is of course optimistic about the upcoming season. [Newsday]
  • Again, they covered a wide range of topics, but the gaping hole/question mark at backup goalie is “horrifying.” [Islanders Anxiety podcast]

Opening Roster (plus IR)​

FORWARDS (14)
Mathew Barzal
Casey Cizikas
Jonathan Drouin
Anthony Duclair
Marc Gatcomb
Emil Heineman
Simon Holmstrom
Bo Horvat
Anders Lee
Kyle MacLean
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Kyle Palmieri
Max Shabanov
Max Tsyplakov

DEFENSEMEN (7)
Adam Boqvist
Tony DeAngelo
Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech
Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov
Matthew Schaefer

GOALTENDERS (2)
David Rittich
Ilya Sorokin

Additionally, defenseman Isaiah George has been loaned to Bridgeport (AHL). Players on Injured non-roster include Pierre Engvall, Daylan Kuefler, Jesse Nurmi and Calum Ritchie. Ethan Bear and Semyon Varlamov are on Injured Reserve.
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Elsewhere​

  • Giving the Oilers massive but undeserved cap flexibility, Connor McDavid re-signed for two years at $12.5 million per year. [NHL | Sportsnet]
  • The NHL opens tonight with three games on tap. [NHL]
  • The Leafs claimed two former Habs off waivers, Sammy Blais and goaltender Cayden Primeau (from the Hurricanes). [Sportsnet]
  • But they released James Reimer from his PTO at age 37. [Sportsnet]
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