The New York Islanders finished in the top five in the NHL in goals allowed last season but what will it take to be that good again this year? The cast is more or less the same but there is definitely room for improvement and we break down the keys to it on today's show from keeping Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock healthy to Alexander Romanov continuing his growth and more.

Plus, former Isles GM Garth Snow speaks about the departure of John Tavares and sheds some new light on an event that still angers many Islanders fans to this day.

And we start our look at Isles prospects with Ruslan Iskhakov. Is the Russian forward big enough and skilled enough to succeed in the NHL and what will he need to do to get there?

All this and more on today's Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.

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