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Good Morning, Islanders Country.
It's a Quick Fix featuring Joe Buono (@IslesFix) and former VP of Communications for the Islanders, Chris Botta (@ChrisBottaNHL).
The list of potential Islanders GMs is long, very long. In the last week, fans and media alike have speculated about a wide range and variety of candidates from Hall-of-Famers, to retreads, to popular Assistant GMs, and out-of-the-box options from around the league.
For the first time, possibly in their history, the Islanders are conducting a proper search for their general manager. The man in charge of that search is John Collins, and reports indicate there’s been no shortage of interest from qualified candidates around the league. It’s now the job of Collins to sift through the chatter and the noise and decide which candidates deserve a long look.
Plus, Chris and Joe comment on the organization letting go of radio broadcasters Chris King and Greg Picker, and the backlash response from the media and fan base. Is there still time for the team to reverse course? Joe then asks Chris where he was when Lanny McDonald broke the 1977-78 Islanders' hearts in overtime, which happened 47 years ago today at the Nassau Coliseum.
Listen and enjoy!
Fast or Slow
J Fresh Hockey put out a list of the fastest and slowest NHL Defensemen this season based on Top Sustained Speed, 18 mph bursts, and 20 mph Burst per 60. Only one Islanders defenseman made the list, and that was Scott Mayfield, who had the 21st slowest sustained speed amongst blueliners.
🎥 ISLES REWIND: On April 29, 1978, Lanny McDonald struck in overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals. The win was the first by a road team in the series, as the home teams had won all six games up to that point.
🔗 3 New York Islanders buyout candidates this summer by Nestor Quixtan, Eyes on Isles “The New York Islanders’ changes at the top will eventually trickle down to the ice. Those changes will end up impacting the roster in one way or another. While there’s no telling how that impact could occur until there’s a new GM officially put in charge, we can speculate about what direction the Isles will take in their roster construction moving forward.”
🔗 Mike Sullivan Out In Pittsburgh A Game Changer For Islanders, Every NHL Team With Coaching Questions by Stefen Rosner, The Hockey News “On Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they are parting ways with longtime head coach Mike Sullivan. Sullivan, who spent almost a full decade with Pittsburgh, automatically becomes the top candidate for not only every team with a head coaching vacancy but also for teams that have head coach questions.”
And we leave you with this …Sorokin at Sea.
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