Mike and Dan examine an up-and-down trip to Florida and the Islanders' refusal to recognize their precarious situation, and recap their first ever live event. After a gutsy win over the Panthers, the Islanders seemed to gain a tiny bit of momentum in the sad race for the final playoff berths in the Eastern Conference. But then an embarrassing, impotent loss two nights later in Tampa extinguished it, as so many losses have done this season. With only nine games left, we still don't know why this team does what it does, or why it lacks the type of urgency or desperation that teams much higher in the standings seem to have. In the second half, we look ahead to a make-or-break four game week against beatable teams that the Islanders surely won't beat, and look back at a very fun and festive live event at Offside NYC, where we heard Weird Islanders stories and had a great time with listeners (until the game started). Thanks again to everyone who came out and congrats to our raffle winners.

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