Islanders Anxiety - Driven Up a Wall

Mike and Dan take turns ranting about the Islanders' week in which they were shut out (again), blew a bunch of leads (again) and generally did what they always do (again). In the span of five days they managed to get lose in regulation 1-0 after allowing just 11 shots, win in overtime after their best defenseman gave the puck to a player on the other team with a minute to go and then blow a 3-0 lead and lose again to the defending Stanley Cup champs in front of a dwindling amount of people while their media contingent spent more time complaining about not getting to talk to the coach pregame than anything that happen in the game. Meanwhile, fans want to believe there's a rift between coach and GM because it gives them someplace to direct their anger. In other words, it's just a normal week for the NHL's most abnormal team. Thankfully, no one but us is paying attention. In the second half, we discuss the attendance at UBS Arena and finish with our first Master Leaf Theatre of the season, which is just a small appetizer (we hope) of things to come.

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