Islanders Anxiety - Episode 291 - Two More Days to Believe
Call it staving off elimination or the start of a comeback or a stay of execution. The Islanders are alive to try to win one more game. Mike and Dan recap the Islanders’ double OT win over the Hurricanes in Game 4 (and their haunting loss in Game 3) and discuss how some of their hope has been restored.
Although the vibes going into the game down 0-3 were less than excited, the Islanders refused to go away quietly, and were led by Mathew Barzal, who scored the winning goal (with a little help from one of the least-likely primary assist-getters in Islanders playoff history) and was a man on a mission. And while the task is still a difficult one - with Game 5 in Raleigh looming on Tuesday night - at least Islanders fans and UBS Arena got to experience some positive energy and the chance to dream about getting just one more win.
In the second half, we look ahead to Game 5 and at two other Eastern Conference series that while also 3-1 are very different than what’s happened to the Islanders. One is a street fight that could still go the distance and one we are “cautiously enjoying” as it devolves into chaos for one rival.
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Gonna be hard to forget this visual for a while.
Quite the sight #Isles pic.twitter.com/8LHfUNkmV9— (@IslesFix) April 26, 2024
Not a great look, boys.
William Nylander, presumably to a teammate: “Stop fucking crying bro…this isn’t fucking junior hockey.” #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/500YhuOBoL— NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) April 28, 2024
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