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Islanders News The wondefully-haired fan behind the winning 3rd-jersey design talks about his moment, and his late dad. [Isles |

It’s August and news may be slow, but that won’t stop us from fretting. We can always fret.

Islanders News The Islanders will have 10 games on U.S. “national” coverage (so: ESPN and TNT), whatever that means in today’s disconnected hybrid streaming world. [

Mike and Dan reconvene after some family time to talk about the Islanders third jersey design contest and an article at The Athletic.

After 80,000 submissions, a fan-designed jersey has been chosen for the Islanders to wear in the 2027-28 season. The contest was the brainchild of the Islanders Lord Business himself, Kelly Cheeseman, who can pat himself on the...

The 2027-28 third jersey design as released by the Islanders

It wasn’t Mat Barzal’s top choice, but he’ll have to wear it anyway because we said so.

The Islanders’ attempt to fill the quiet summer month of August with something succeeded with the announcement that the navy blue design with the old lighthouse shoulder patch logo is their third jersey f...

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As things stand now, in mid-August…do you see the 2026-27 Islanders as a playoff team?

Personally, I do not. Or rather, they’re a bubble team at best. A couple guys’ return to health might help, but it also might take a while for Kyle Palmieri and Alex Romanov to truly get back up to speed. Meanwhile, others continue to age and the tea...