419 episodes

For fans of the New York Islanders.

Islanders Anxiety: A New York Islanders podcast Islanders Anxiety

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    • 4.9 • 247 Ratings

For fans of the New York Islanders.

    Islanders Anxiety - Toxic Relationship Metaphor

    Islanders Anxiety - Toxic Relationship Metaphor

    Mike and Dan move their scheduled recording up a day to rant about the Islanders' four-game losing streak and lack of response in games. From a "waste of time," to a team and a fanbase that was "different now" to yet another string of losses in a season full of them, this Islanders campaign continues to be exhausting and depressing. Something is still rotten on this roster and we give our theories, all of which end with the team having little to no response when challenged and only a few players showing any sort of drive at all. Losses to the out-of-the-playoffs-forever Sabres and Senators, then another faceplant against the Rangers made Islanders fans show more desperation than the players have, and left us feeling like the assholes this time around. We also look ahead at a packed week of games that could mean four more losses or keeping their heads barely above water in the Eastern Conference "playoff chase."
    Don’t forget about our live event at the brand new Offside Tavern in NYC on March 30th at 4 pm. Bring your Weird Islanders jerseys, shirts and swag because we want to hear your stories for a live podcast to be released soon after.
    Subscribe to our Patreon! Plans start as low as $2 a month and patrons get ad-free episodes of the shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, discounts and much more.
    Visit our friends:


    Vintage Ice Hockey for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, and our Al Arbour and The Island merch which benefit dementia research. Use the code ANXIETY20 to save 20% off an order of two items.


    The Pinot Project has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena.

    The fine folks at FOCO have two new Islanders bobbleheads commemorating the Stadium Series game at Met Life Stadium. Order your Ilya Sorokin or Sparky The Dragon bobblehead today at FOCO dot com. These are limited to 124 pieces so act now.

    Visit Lighthousehockey.com for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion.

    Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (@FansFirstSN).


    Our theme is "Morning Haze" by Family Dinner. Hear more of their music on Bandcamp and on Spotify.
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    • 1 hr 15 min
    Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Al Montoya (with guest Nick Giglia)

    Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Al Montoya (with guest Nick Giglia)

    Joined by returning guest Nick Giglia, we celebrate goalie Al Montoya, who took a long road to the NHL and looked for a half season like more found money for the scrappy Islanders. Montoya had all the makings of an Islanders villain including getting drafted high by the Rangers and a preseason fight against Rick DiPietro. But after years of being blocked by other goalies on nearly every team he was on, a rash of injuries across the country and a favor by a sympathetic GM landed him on Long Island in the middle of an already crazy season. Montoya joined Michael Grabner, Jack Capuano and the rest of the scrapheap Isles in what would be an exciting if futile run at a playoff berth, all done against the backdrop of an also futile run at a new arena through a referendum vote. "El Cubano Grande" remains a favorite of ours, and Nick walks us through his memories of this wild season, some unbelievable facts that changed Montoya's fortunes and the unfortunate crash that ended his Islanders tenure far too soon.
    Don’t forget about our live event at the brand new Offside Tavern in NYC on March 30th at 4 pm. Bring your Weird Islanders jerseys, shirts and swag because we want to hear your stories for a live podcast to be released soon after.
    Subscribe to our Patreon! Plans start as low as $2 a month and patrons get ad-free episodes of the shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, discounts and much more.
    Visit our friends:


    Vintage Ice Hockey for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, and our Al Arbour and The Island merch which benefit dementia research. Use the code ANXIETY20 to save 20% off an order of two items.


    The Pinot Project has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena.

    Visit Lighthousehockey.com for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion.

    Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (@FansFirstSN).


    Our theme is "Knuckles" by Björn Falk. Hear more of his music on Spotify and at Bandcamp.
    Drum sfx via Zapsplat.com.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 1 hr 14 min
    Islanders Anxiety - The Monster's Still Out There

    Islanders Anxiety - The Monster's Still Out There

    Despite the end of their six game winning streak and some scary games ahead, Mike and Dan remain hopeful about the Islanders' playoff chances (and the Penguins' demise). Massive wins over St. Louis, San Jose and Anaheim put the Islanders back into the wild card chase, took a big chunk off their goal differential and made fans rethink what we knew about this team. The killer instinct seems to be back, and Patrick Roy has the entire team playing its best hockey in years. Games against the Sabres, Senators and Rangers will need to be taken seriously. But getting points in them would make everyone feel at ease. They also look at how the Penguins' fall has been covered, some "former Future Islanders" they're better off without and a new musical endeavor by a favorite Weird Islander of theirs.
    Don’t forget about our live event at the brand new Offside Tavern in NYC on March 30th at 4 pm. Bring your Weird Islanders jerseys, shirts and swag because we want to hear your stories for a live podcast to be released soon after.
    Subscribe to our Patreon! Plans start as low as $2 a month and patrons get ad-free episodes of the shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, discounts and much more.
    Visit our friends:


    Vintage Ice Hockey for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, and our Al Arbour and The Island merch which benefit dementia research. Use the code ANXIETY20 to save 20% off an order of two items.


    The Pinot Project has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena.

    The fine folks at FOCO have two new Islanders bobbleheads commemorating the Stadium Series game at Met Life Stadium. Order your Ilya Sorokin or Sparky The Dragon bobblehead today at FOCO dot com. These are limited to 124 pieces so act now.

    Visit Lighthousehockey.com for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion.

    Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (@FansFirstSN).


    Our theme is "Morning Haze" by Family Dinner. Hear more of their music on Bandcamp and on Spotify.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 1 hr 37 min
    SPECIAL: Monthly Mail Bag podcast - Trade Deadline Edition 2024

    SPECIAL: Monthly Mail Bag podcast - Trade Deadline Edition 2024

    Our post trade deadline Monthly Mail Bag podcast brought questions about the Islanders' lack of moves, future former Islanders who did not become Islanders, the future of the team's first round pick this year, what the 2014 trade deadline would have sounded like as an Islanders Anxiety episode and more.
    To hear the full episode, which is nearly two hours long and covers many, many more topics, sign up for the Country Club tier at Patreon.com/IslandersAnxiety. We'll be back Wednesday with a new episode of Islanders Anxiety.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 34 min
    Islanders Anxiety - Hi. We're Different Now

    Islanders Anxiety - Hi. We're Different Now

    Mike and Dan recap the Islanders stunning week of huge wins that put them back in the playoff picture, and look ahead at this Friday's trade deadline. Victories over Dallas, Detroit and Boston gave fans renewed hope that this season might not be the waste of time it seemed just one week ago. Structured defense and great individual performances like Mat Barzal's shift in overtime against the Stars, Brock Nelson versus the Red Wings and Kyle Palmieri's natural hat trick against the Bruins made Patrick Roy's line changes and systems look more apparent, and set the table for even more stacked wins as they head out to California for three crucial games. In the second half, they discuss the types of moves they think the Islanders might make (or not make) at the trade deadline, name who might best fit what the roster needs and, as usual, hope that their rivals don't do anything that makes them better. We also pay tribute to Claire Arbour, an unheralded hero of the Islanders, who passed away recently. Our condolences to the Arbour family and extended family.
    Don’t forget about our live event at the brand new Offside Tavern in NYC on March 30th at 4 pm. Bring your Weird Islanders jerseys, shirts and swag because we want to hear your stories for a live podcast to be released soon after.
    Subscribe to our Patreon! Plans start as low as $2 a month and patrons get ad-free episodes of the shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, discounts and much more.
    Visit our friends:


    Vintage Ice Hockey for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, and our Al Arbour and The Island merch which benefit dementia research. Use the code ANXIETY20 to save 20% off an order of two items.


    The Pinot Project has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena.

    The fine folks at FOCO have two new Islanders bobbleheads commemorating the Stadium Series game at Met Life Stadium. Order your Ilya Sorokin or Sparky The Dragon bobblehead today at FOCO dot com. These are limited to 124 pieces so act now.

    Visit Lighthousehockey.com for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion.

    Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (@FansFirstSN).


    Our theme is "Morning Haze" by Family Dinner. Hear more of their music on Bandcamp and on Spotify.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 1 hr 41 min
    Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Justin Papineau (with guest Carey Haber)

    Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Justin Papineau (with guest Carey Haber)

    First ever Weird Islanders guest Carey Haber is back to chat with Mike and Dan about Justin Papineau, the vaunted return in the trade of Chris Osgood that turned out to not be.
    With a young Rick DiPietro (allegedly) ready for starting duty, the Islanders chose to trade Osgood to St. Louis for one of the Blues' most tantalizing prospects. Papineau was capable of flashing skill but it was often either in exhibition games or on very rare occasion during the regular season. After two up-and-down seasons between Long Island and Bridgeport, a major injury took him out for months. Following the 2005 lockout, he made his way to Europe for a long tour. But somehow, he became somewhat of a symbol of a very weird transitional period in Islanders history.
    Papineau was one of many Islanders prospects that were sold as the future of the franchise and ended up fizzling out. If you think the current Islanders prospect pool is the worst in the NHL, let us take you back to the early 2000's, a truly dire time. When Janne Niinimaa is your leading scorer in a playoff series, you got problems.
    Thanks again to Carey for coming on. It's always a pleasure talking with him, and we've been waiting a long time for this and to get to Papineau. Between this and our Osgood episode, it feels like that weird circuit is now closed.
    Don’t forget about our live event at the brand new Offside Tavern in NYC on March 30th at 4 pm. Bring your Weird Islanders jerseys, shirts and swag because we want to hear your stories for a live podcast to be released soon after.
    Subscribe to our Patreon! Plans start as low as $2 a month and patrons get ad-free episodes of the shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, discounts and much more.
    Visit our friends:


    Vintage Ice Hockey for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, and our Al Arbour and The Island merch which benefit dementia research. Use the code ANXIETY20 to save 20% off an order of two items.


    The Pinot Project has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena.

    Visit Lighthousehockey.com for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion.

    Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (@FansFirstSN).


    Our theme is "Knuckles" by Björn Falk. Hear more of his music on Spotify and at Bandcamp.
    Drum sfx via Zapsplat.com.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
247 Ratings

247 Ratings

John Frusciante ,

#1 isles podcast / top 10 across NHL

If you’re an isles fan and appreciate sarcasm, you’ll love this

If you’re a hockey fan curious to hear how ridiculous of an existence isles fans have you’ll love this too

Akg214 ,

Stick to the Islanders please

I enjoy your islanders coverage, but request that you make master leafs theater its own podcast. I only listen to your podcast for islanders coverage, not discussions about the media coverage of a different team. I barely care about your comments on the media coverage of the islanders. It’s similar to your comments about not caring about the us winning at the Olympics, and only caring about the islanders playing hockey. Thanks

barzybaby ,

Thank you

LGI

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