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Retool, get younger, acquire picks…. While we sat pat for the last 2 years and rotted away. We should have been making moves last year. Literally everyone on this team should be tradable at this point… don’t give me excuses most ntc’s are limited. Could have gotten a kings ransom for brock w 2 years left. Could’ve moved palms, jg and varly. Rangers are light years ahead of us as an organization and it’s sad.

Fuck that guy. And lou.

John Buccigross just called our special teams this year a dumpster fire. I wish he was wrong lol.

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Did you guess it?

The Power Play.

This year: 12.2% (Last)

23-24: 20.35% (19th) 23-24 Playoffs: 3/11, 27.7% (Solid, small sample)

23-24 was also the year our previously strong PK fell off a cliff. PK 71.9% (LAST)

22-23: 15.77% (30th) 22-23 Playoffs: 1/18, 5.56% (Last)

21-22: 22.12% (12th) - no playoffs

Ever since the ECF runs (where a dynamite powerplay probably would have helped things), this team has been fine 5 on 5 and do a lot of their work 5 on 5. The Power Play being mid-last in the league just sucks. With an up and down PK to boot, those games where both teams are getting power plays we just end up losing, same with 3 on 3. Anybody have the isles 3 on 3 record? 🤣

I want this team to do better, and to do so they need to find some way to get a decent powerplay without sacrificing the PK.

If you could step into Lou’s slippers for a day and make a trade for the Isles, who would you trade and for what in return?

Hello, my family and I are staying in Goshen NY with some family and want to catch the game vs the Avs on the 28th of January. We've never been to long island and are worried about the traffic with a two year old. Does anybody have any recommendations on traveling? Thanks!

Thanks NHL for not putting game on espn

WTF

Notes

• Barzal and Pelech in, Horvat and George out

• Islanders should get another crack at Arvid Soderblom as the Blackhawks played the Devils yesterday afternoon with Drew Commesso between the pipes

• Ilya Sorokin set to make his 8th straight start (4-2-1 in preceding 7 games)

• Isles look to improve to 4-1-0 in their last 5, Blackhawks look to avoid falling to 1-7-1 in their last 9

Projected Lines

#Islanders

Lee-Barzal-Pageau

Tsyplakov-Nelson-Palmieri

Engvall-MacLean-Holmstrom

Martin-Cizikas-Fasching

Pelech-Pulock

Romanov-Dobson

Cholowski-Mayfield

Sorokin (Hogberg)

#Blackhawks

Donato-Bedard-Kurashev

Hall-Nazar-Bertuzzi

N. Foglino-Dickinson-Mikheyev

Maroon-Reichel-Teravainen

Vlasic-Kaiser

Allan-Murphy

Korchinski-Brodie

Soderblom (Commesso)

I saw you can check your bag at UBS Arena if it doesn't fit the size/items requirement. Is it free?

Also, can I have prohibited items on the backpack? I will be traveling with a phone tripod and I know I can't enter the arena with it, but is it okay if I leave it checked?

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I know our prospect pool isn’t great as much has been made of it. But I wonder what people’s thoughts are on the prospects we do have.

• Cole Eiserman: scoring at PPG for Boston University (who is definitely underperforming expectations)
• Quinn Finley: Among the leaders for points in the NCAA with two goals tonight. He’s a leader on the team as a sophomore and he’s been really good for Wisconsin.
• Danny Nelson: Assistant captain with 12 points in 17 games (scored in the game tonight)
• Alex Jefferies: scoring at 16 points in 20 games for a horrible Bridgeport team and performed well at Merrimack. Hopefully he ends up getting a call up this season or next season.
• Calle Odelius: not sure how he’s been.

Is there anyone I’ve missed that should be called out? I mostly watch NCAA hockey so that’s why I called them out specifically.

Hey, Isles fam (and anyone else buying tickets online),

I want to share my recent experience of getting scammed while trying to buy tickets for the Isles-Hawks game this Sunday in Chicago. Hopefully, this post saves someone from going through the same headache.

How it started

I posted on Reddit asking if anyone had tickets for the game. Almost immediately, my inbox blew up with messages from people offering amazing seats—like section 100, row 4—for just $50 each. Sounds incredible, right? Too incredible, as I would soon find out.

Red flags I ignored

At first, I didn’t think much of it because everyone seemed legit. They explained I’d get a Ticketmaster transfer after I sent payment via Apple Pay. But as I started chatting with a few of them, things got sketchy: • They asked for a lot of personal info. Email, phone number, full name—stuff I was told was “needed” for the transfer. • Weird area codes. One seller gave me a 213 (California) phone number, which felt off since the game is in Chicago and they claimed to be an Islanders fan. • Excuses for delays. They sent me “proof” screenshots of the tickets, but when I asked for further verification, they’d dodge or change the topic. • Payment weirdness. After agreeing on $90 for two tickets, they asked for $45 upfront. I sent it. Then they claimed they “couldn’t see it” and needed another $20 to a second number because their “mate” was handling it. Apple even flagged it as potentially fraudulent, and I STILL sent it. Spoiler alert: no tickets, no refund.

The aftermath

I knew I got scammed the moment I sent that second payment. It wasn’t even about the $65—it’s the mental toll of feeling so stupid and being emotionally drained from the back-and-forth. It’s frustrating that these people exist, preying on fans in what’s supposed to be a supportive community.

Let’s be smarter than I was

Here’s what I learned: 1. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. $50 for amazing seats? Come on. 2. Don’t trust screenshots. Scammers can fake anything. 3. Stick to safe payment methods. Apple Pay, Venmo, etc., have no buyer protection. Use PayPal Goods & Services or verified platforms for ticket exchanges.

Can we do better as a community?

This whole thing got me thinking—how can we make buying and selling tickets safer here? Maybe we could have: • Verified ticket threads. Mods could step in to help vet sellers. • Community guidelines. Educate everyone on red flags and safer payment methods. • A better system for connecting honest people. There’s gotta be a way to filter out the scammers.

What do you guys think? Have you been scammed like this? How do you avoid it? Let’s figure out how to protect each other because I’d hate for this to happen to someone else.

Thanks for reading, and stay safe out there. Don’t let these scammers ruin your day—or your wallet.