10/11/26 - Middling Along

Heading into Dallas Sunday, the Islanders have collected points in their last five games (3-0-2) and find themselves above the playoff cutoff line extremely early into the season. Victor Eklund continues to show promise, Matthew Schaefer is finally in the goal column, and the Islanders are giving a consistent, defensive effort with each result. Sean & Arthur will cover it all and look ahead, but the biggest highlight of this episode is former head coach Bary Trotz joins the show to discuss his time on the Island and much more!Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!

The Islanders went 2-0-1 this past week and appear to be establishing an identity under head coach Peter DeBoer. Unfortunately, they suffered a few casualties along the way with Cal Ritchie and Matias Maccelli sustaining lower body injuries in Toronto. With a forward group already struggling to produce offense, Sean and Arthur look at how the Isles can maintain success after an encouraging week.Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!

The Islanders sit at 2-3 five games into the season with a mixed bag of performance after sandwiching a win over Chicago between losses to the Rangers and Lightning. Sean & Arthur break it down and look ahead at what comes next.Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!

The 2026-27 Islanders campaign has begun, and Sean, Arthur, and crew are back to cover it all! The fellas discuss what they saw in the first two games, what's ahead, the status of Mat Barzal, and much more!Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!

After a summer slumber, Sean & Arthur get back behind the mics to cover the Islanders off-season, the great 3rd jersey tournament of 2026, and how things are lining up for the team with training camp getting closer.Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!

It's all over. The NHL playoffs are in full swing, and the New York Islanders managed to find their way on the outside looking in. Sean & Arthur look back on the season that was with an eye on what should be a fairly busy summer for Matthew Darche, Peter DeBoer, and the Islanders. Who stays? who goes? And who might be coming in to help? HNiNY takes a look at all of it in their season wrap episode.Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!

After a season full of fun, excitement, and exceeding expectations until the very end, the New York Islanders bowed out of the 25-26 season in disappointing fashion. And instead of preparing to compete in the Stanley Cup playoffs, they're left heading home early searching for answers. Sean & Arthur look back on how it ended and are joined for a chat by Hockey Hall of Famer Lou Lamoriello.Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!

The Peter DeBoer era began with some renewed hope. Thoughts of a "coaching change bump" and a strong win over Toronto shifted the energy on Long Island. But it would be short lived after a crushing loss to Ottawa looks to have all but ended the Islanders season before the math makes it official. Sean and Arthur cover what happened and what's to come in the final two games for the Islanders 25-26 campaign.Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!

Sadly for everyone involved, the Islanders chose a really bad time to have the worst week of their season dropping four straight games in regulation to drop from potential home ice in the playoffs to barely hanging by a thread. In a pressure-filled dash to towards the end, the teams around them rose to the occasion while the Isles tumbled on the ice and on down the standings, costing head coach Patrick Roy his job on Easter Sunday. With only four games remaining, Peter DeBoer takes over as a last-ditch hope to salvage what long looked like a campaign extending into the post-season. Sean & Arthur cover the huge shakeup, what it means going forward, with former Islanders Micheal Haley and Josh Bailey joining the discussion.Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!

It wouldn't be an Islanders push for the playoffs without a little drama, right? Even though they currently sit in a spot, it looks like it's going to come down to the wire with plenty of teams nipping at their heels. Sean & Arthur return to cover the highs and lows of the current homestand and what's to come as they near the end.Follow HNiNY on all social media platforms at @hockeynightnySponsored by Raiser, Kenniff, & Lonstein Attorneys at LawRecorded at Floored MediaSubscribe to our friends at IslesFix newsletter!