The New York Islanders Are Rumored to Face the Rangers in the NHL Stadium Series Next February

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Islanders related over the course of this critical offseason from Hiring's, and Fireings to Trade Rumors, Free Agency, the Draft, all of it will have you covered right here on Locked-On Islanders. So, the big news that dropped on Tuesday, and it wasn't confirmed at this point, but it certainly does look likely. Originally reported by Dave Pagnotta of the fourth period, basically says, I'm told the NHL is going to host two Stadium Series games next season, February 2024, at MetLife Stadium on back-to-back days involving four teams, the Devils and the Flyers, the Islanders, and the Rangers. So, that is the plan. It has been now going around different websites that cover the NHL and cover the Islanders, so certainly it does appear to be, you know, nobody seems to be contradicting it. Let's put it that way. And I think, you know, based on the responses, excuse me, that I've seen on Twitter, the basic idea is kind of mixed, as far as how fans are viewing it. The good news is obviously Stadium Series, National TV, lots of attention, and the Islanders and Rangers in an event like the Stadium Series is always a welcome thing. I was covering the previous outdoor game between the Islanders and the Rangers. It was January 29th, 2014, took place at Yankee Stadium a few days before that. The Devils and Rangers also played at Yankee Stadium, so, you know, it was a big event. It was, for me at that point, my first time inside the new Yankee Stadium, and really, you know, other than the fact that it was absolutely freezing. As a member of the media, they had us literally, the press box was outdoors, but they had the best way for me to describe them is French fry lamps, you know, heat lamps above us, and it didn't really do a heck of a lot of good. I ended up probably having seven, eight, maybe nine hot chocolates to try to keep warm. Nothing worked. Nothing worked. I had coat, hat, gloves, sweatshirts, you know, layered up, everything. It was just very, very cold, but at the same time, it was very exciting to be a part of the event, and it was different for the players. It was unique for the fans, and it really was a very enjoyable time. Now, the Rangers ended up winning that game by a score of two to one, but how many times can you say, hey, I went to a hockey game with 50,105 people in attendance at that game? And I'm going to say that was the Islanders' home attendance record, because technically it was an Islanders' home game. That is the record for an Islanders' home game, and no doubt about it, the NHL is looking to break that record. And here's the deal. You know, Yankee Stadium, they were able to get 50,000 people into the arena. It was 50,000, 27 for the Islanders' Rangers, 50,105 for the Rangers' Devils, but this is not going to be at Yankee Stadium, and it's not going to be at City Field, which would have been a better location for an Islanders' Rangers game for fans of both teams, but, you know, MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands holds more than 80,000 people capacity, and, you know, maybe you could fit that many, maybe a little bit more for hockey, depending on how they can figure it and where they put the rink and all of that. And, you know, the reason I think they're going to MetLife Stadium, well, there's a few. First reason, obviously, higher capacity. You know, City Field, Yankee Stadium, you get 45, maybe 50,000 in there, you get over 82,000 for a game at MetLife. Now, will they sell 82,000 tickets to each of these games? Probably not. I don't necessarily think it's going to sell out, but let's even say they get 65,000. Still, more fans than they could have gotten for a game at either City Field or Yankee Stadium. And then the other factor is, by setting it up at MetLife Stadium. You get to have two games involving four teams. So, you know, you have the Devils and Flyers, which is basically Northern New Jersey and Southern New Jersey, going at each other, or Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, and Northern New Jersey, slash the New York metropolitan area, part of New Jersey. And then you have Long Island versus Manhattan. It, the Islanders and the Rangers. So, you know, MetLife Stadium kind of works for all four of those teams, even though for Long Island fans, it is not necessarily an easy venue to get to. It is, you know, a lot of traffic, a lot of tolls, or multiple, you know, train or bus combinations to get to. But again, we're talking about an event that is unique. You know, hasn't happened now. It'll be 10 years since the last time. The Islanders played in the Stadium series and played in an outdoor game. It's Islanders Rangers. So, lots of reasons need list to say to be excited about the possibilities that come into play for a game like that. All right, we're going to talk a little bit more about these rumors and what it means and what some Islander fans are disappointed about when it comes to it. We've got that and a whole lot more, still to come on today's Lockdown Islanders podcast. Today's episode is brought to you by eBay Motors for a championship team. It's about making sure every player is a perfect fit. Well, it's the same when it comes to your vehicle. Every part needs to fit just right. So, the next time you need parts and accessories, head to eBay Motors. With eBay guaranteed fit, you could be sure every part you need fits right the first time around. Just add your ride to my garage and look for the green check to know that the part will fit or your money back. 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Just as we definitely all predicted, the eighth seed Miami Heat are one win away from the NBA Finals. The Heat have the urgency. They smell blood in the water. They punch the Celtics in the mouth and the Celtics bolded. The 2023 WMBAC season is officially under way. Olia Boston made her W.A. debut against Connecticut's son on Friday. The number one thing for me is that she's really good. And four teams are left battling for two spots in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Florida Panthers in Vegas golden nights found ways to win in overtime in dramatic fashion. For more on all these stories, check out episodes of locked on Heat, locked on women's basketball and locked on NHL all free and available wherever you get podcasts. So we continue our daily look at all the players on the Islanders roster, what their season was like and what the future holds for them with the team today. Josh Bailey the long time New York Islander been with the team since 2008-2009 and Bailey had probably the roughest season of his NHL career with the possible exception of his rookie campaign when obviously expectations were a lot lower. Bailey finished this season with eight goals and 25 points and the 25 points matches his career low in a season where he played more than 50 games. So the other season was his rookie year where he went seven goals and 25 points in 68 contests and the thing about Bailey, two of the eight goals were game winners for whatever that's worth but he does still give you certain things. He is versatile. He could play center, he could play left or right wing if necessary. He can give you some time on the second power play unit theoretically. He can give you some penalty killing although it wouldn't be in my mind his strong point but you know, Bailey also still has pretty good vision. He sees the ice well, he makes good passes but what Bailey isn't going to give you right now is a lot of shots and he's not overly physical. He attempted 115 shots in 64 games. That's less than two attempted shots per game and he only had 72 shots on goal barely a little over one shot on goal per game and you know had his shooting percentage not been 11.1 which is just half a goal under his career mark. You know those eight goals could have been seven or six because he actually did have a decent shooting percentage. Bailey is right now a man without a home on the New York Islanders. He isn't giving you what he gave you two, three, four years ago and now when he isn't winning those 50-50 puck battles when he doesn't seem to be setting up players for good scoring opportunities and he doesn't still shoot the puck enough himself Bailey is just struggling to find the lineup and I think it was clear early that Lane Lambert wasn't really enamored with Josh Bailey when Bailey was a healthy scratch in what would have been his one thousandth career NHL game which could have been at home against the New York Rangers ended up being then in a road game in Carolina I believe but you know right away Bailey knew that ice time was going to be a little harder to come by this year and I think the fact that Bailey spent a lot of the late season games in the press box did not play in the playoffs I think the writing is on the wall and Bailey himself knows it I would be very surprised that the Islanders don't either trade or buyout Josh Bailey. Bailey said he wants to play next year but he doesn't want to be on the team and sit in the press box that means that if I were a betting man I would guess that Josh Bailey will be in another uniform next season and not a New York Islander unless so many other moves are made that frees up a spot for Josh Bailey but odds are Bailey who's been a great Islander over the course of his career will likely be in a different uniform come this fall. Alright time now for our Islanders birthday of the day and today is the 46th birthday of former Islanders winger Vladimir Orsag the native of Slovakia fifth round pick of the isles back in 1995 made his debut in 97-98 and was with the Islanders for part of 98-99 and 99-2000 then went on to play for the Nashville and the St. Louis Blues before finishing his career in his native Slovakia after the 2009-2010 season Orsag played in 289 career NHL games 54 goals 119 points and 194 penalty minutes played in six playoff games all of them for the Predators and scored a pair of goals there. His best game is an Islander April 12th 1999 at the Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey Islanders taking on the Devils and in this game Orsag had a goal it was the first goal of the game assisted by Dimitri Nabakov and Barry Richter Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils by a score of four to two Felix Potvan 55 saves to get the win Islanders scoring four times and just 23 shots on Martin Brodor so Vladimir Orsag is our Islanders birthday of the day want to thank everybody again for making lockdown Islanders your first listen every day every day is tomorrow we will continue our player by player look at the Islanders roster Casey Sizekis will be the subject of our analysis what kind of season did Casey have what can we expect from him next year what will his role be will have that and hopefully some more information about the outdoor game as well until then stay safe have a great day everybody and of course let's go Islanders just as we definitely all predicted the eighth seed Miami Heat are one win away from the NBA finals the Heat have the urgency they have the focus they smell blood in the water they punch the Celtics in the mouth and the Celtics bolded the 2023 WMBAC season is officially underway. 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