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New York Islanders: Eyes on Isles Podcast Ep 89 Preview

By Matt O'Leary

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Robin Lehner #40 of the New York Islanders prepares to play against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Barclays Center on April 28, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hurricanes defeated the Islanders 2-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Robin Lehner #40 of the New York Islanders prepares to play against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Barclays Center on April 28, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hurricanes defeated the Islanders 2-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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The Eyes on Isles Podcast returns for episode number 89 as Matt and Mitch will discuss all things New York Islanders on and off the ice.

This series has gotten off to a much different start as the first one against the Penguins. The New York Islanders find themselves in an 0-2 hole after the first two games in Brooklyn. Now, they head to Carolina with hopes of saving the series.

In the first two games, the Islanders looked to be the better team they just couldn’t find the net. In Game 1 Petr Mrazek stole the show, in Game 2 it was the Islanders inability to get pucks to the back of the net.

What’s the reason for the Islanders struggles? Is it fair to blame the referees and the ice or is it something that they are doing that’s not going well?

Looking at the on-ice performance some players haven’t been up to par. The defense and goalies have looked great, while the forwards have struggled mightily in this series.

As for the AHL, the Sound Tigers series came to a close. We’ll look at some of their guys and what the kids were able to do in their playoff experience.

Here’s what to expect from episode 89:

Topics

Games 1 and 2

The Isles played pretty well but find themselves in a 2-0 hole.

What’s sinking the Islanders?

Is it the ice, the refs, bad luck, PDO? We will get into what’s gone wrong with the Islanders in this series and what they can do to fix it.

Players who need to step it up

Who are some guys the Islanders could use to step up in this series? We’ll focus on the forward group as the goalie play and defensive play has been fine.

AHL Playoffs

The Sound Tigers are done but who played well? We also will look a little deeper at Oliver Wahlstrom who made his AHL playoff debut.

Social

In the social segment, we’ll answer questions and talk about the biggest stuff from Isles Twitter this past week.

3 forwards that need to step it up. Next

If you missed last week’s show you can catch up on it right here. Also, be sure to follow along with us on social media @EyesonIslesFS on Twitter and on Facebook as well.

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