Mike and Dan chat with Lighthouse Hockey founder Dominik Janksy about the Islanders season so far and what changes the team can make going forward to get back into a playoff spot. Later, Mike and Dan talk about the infectious enthusiasm of Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky in the face of the fanbase's hard-wired cynicism and the team's bizarre and difficult schedule going forward. Finally, Mike gets a vote for mayor of Rockville Center and John Travolta plays Garth Snow in a movie of a book that will surely never exist.

Theme Song: "Sports" by Josh Spacek, available at the FreeMusicArchive.org.

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As the NHL's Christmas break ends, Mike and Dan discuss the Islanders issues in goal and some possible hopes for the rest of the season. But they save most of their energy for their high hopes for an arena at Belmont Park, which the team has won the right to build. Ideas include a statue of John Tavares on a horse, an Islanders Hall of Fame and a speaking engagement featuring Rob Davison and Vesa Toskala. Closing Song: "Meet Me at the Lighthouse."

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Mike and Dan recap the evening's community meeting for the prospective Belmont arena projects of the Islanders and NYCFC. They also lament the Islanders' place in the impenetrable Metropolitan Division and the tough home stretch the team has ahead of them. Finally, they give Christmas presents to the Islanders and Mike braces for Mike Francesa's final week on WFAN.

Dan was using some new software to record this week so please forgive the weird echo-y quality to his voice.

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Mike and Dan talk about a successful week for the Islanders, where they sit in the NHL and why they need to keep winning to stay alive in the brutal Metro Division. They also discuss fanciful trade ideas by local hockey columnists and the relentless nature of out-of-town columnists, which works in the Islanders' favor. They also say, "it's funny" a lot and reckon with watching a high-event hockey team.

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Mike and Dan discuss a strange week for the Islanders in which they won a game they should have lost, lost a game they should have won and didn’t show up at all for a game on their schedule. They also tell the epic tale of the Canadian friends they made at Barclays Center, the romance of Mathew Barzal and the shocking disappearance of the Islanders’ bottom two lines.

Theme Song: "Sports" by Josh Spacek, available at the FreeMusicArchive.org.

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Mike and Dan examine the Islanders' wild week: two big wins (and two John Tavares hat tricks), one ugly loss, and the somewhat surprising assignment of Josh Ho-Sang to the AHL. They then get philosophical, and discuss how the Islanders got to be what Tyler Dellow wrote in The Athletic, "might be the most perfectly average team in the NHL." Finally, they revisit the team's Alumni Night and all of the former and forgotten Islanders that attended and who they'd like to see in a future iteration.

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Theme Song: "Sports" by Josh Spacek, available at the FreeMusicArchive.org.

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Mike and Dan talk about what’s working (Mathew Barzal, Josh Ho-Sang) and what isn’t working (the power play and the defense, among other things) after the first week of the Islanders season. They also discuss Taylor Hall’s sick burn of Jordan Eberle, the team’s all-in Belmont arena gambit and whether or not all of this is some kind of preordained ordeal just to make Islanders fans squirm.

Theme Song: "Sports" by Josh Spacek, available at the FreeMusicArchive.org.

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Mike and Dan are BACK! with another season of Islanders-fueled paranoia and emotional instability. But, as the team wraps up a 6-0-2 preseason, the hosts find themselves in positive moods and asking some speculative (and occasionally silly) questions about how they think the real season will play out. Will anyone get major award consideration? Which player will take #IslesTwitter by storm? And what's the deal with the slogan "All for Islanders?"

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Theme Song: "Sports" by Josh Spacek, available at the FreeMusicArchive.org.

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In their (probable) final show of the summer, Mike and Dan talk about the deals made on the first day of free agency and why the Islanders sat out the festivities. They also wonder why Matt Duchene hasn't been traded, why the Islanders would wait to sign John Tavares and why it feels like Seth Helgeson has played way more than just 50 NHL games. Mike also divulges why new Canadiens defenseman Karl Alzner blocked him on Twitter back in 2004.Dan absolutely butchers the name of the Islanders’ new depth goalie, Kristers Gudlevskis. It’s pronounced “güd-LEV-skeez." There’s no “Elvis” in there. Unfortunately.Thanks to everyone for listening this this season. We really appreciate your clicks and listens and shares and generally letting us vent about this crazy team a few times a month.Theme Song: "Sports" by Josh Spacek, available at the FreeMusicArchive.org.

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Mike and Dan record a ragged, punky podcast just at the start of a busy week in the offseason for the NHL and the Islanders. They talk about the reported expansion draft deal with the Vegas Golden Knights, what Sunday's protection list means and what impact the draft will have on the Islanders going forward.They also take a minute to talk about some pet peeves, Travis Hamonic's language skills and Mike's star-making cameo appearance on the upcoming ESPN 30-for-30 film about Mike & The Mad Dog. Then his Skype cuts out and we end.Theme Song: "Sports" by Josh Spacek, available at the FreeMusicArchive.org.

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