Skates at the Stakes 2

Jake and Ryan are back catching up on this islanders season, Schaefer's usage, the Eklund breakout, a suprise jersey draft, a week of losses and whatever the hell is happening in Hamilton.

Jake and Ryan are back to give thoughts on the Islanders start through 9 games, injury crisis, positives in their performance and wrap around the NHL to laugh at the bad teams.

Jake & Ryan are joined by Stefen Rosner to discuss the Islanders massive home opener win against the Devils and a potential big swing. The the boys discuss the upcoming Rangers game, potential Varlamov return and the open to Hamilton's season.

Ryan and Jake are back to recap a "meh" Islanders opening night and cover the Logan Stanley signing as well as the Athletic's Mathieu Darche feature.

Ryan and Jake host Theory of Hockey founder Nick Zararis to cover the metro division before the season kicks off!

Jake and Ryan welcome Phil (@IslesCave) onto the show tonight to cover the first two games of Islanders preseason, Barzal's injury and early training camp impressions as the Islanders ramp up to the season.

Jake and Ryan catch you up for Islanders training camp this week!

Ryan and Jake are back with a Summer Catch Up Episode of Skates at the Stakes. The episode questions whether the Islanders truly improved after a quiet, messy offseason and breaks down the key roster changes, prospect battles, and early-season pressure points. Ryan and Jakob also dive into the jersey‑contest and Hamilton moves that could shape New York’s long‑term future.Anders Lee’s exit and the open captaincyMaccelli gamble and Vanecek as Sorokin’s backupKessel/Chaffee depth additions and Thompson’s power‑play impactMcKee and Gold’s development rolesEiserman/Eklund's path to the rosterFan‑designed jerseys Early schedule tests and rookies to watch

Jake and Ryan are back to discuss the New York Islanders moves and lack of moves leading up to the 2026 NHL Draft. They then discuss the team's performance at the 2026 Draft, Pascal Dupuis hire, Qualifying Offers, dev camp and preview free agency !

Jake and Ryan recap the Canes Stanley Cup finals victory, lessons learned, cover the 2026 NHL draft as well as potential islanders buyouts and trades.