The Hockey PDOcast: The Definitive New York Islanders Deep Dive

The Hockey PDOcast aims to provide entertaining and thoughtful dialogue about the game of hockey. There’s obviously an analytical tinge to the conversation, but it’s hopefully not as nerdy as it may initially sound.

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Arthur Staple joins Dimitri Filipovicto discuss the New York Islanders, their solo mission to fix any goal scoring concerns the NHL may still have, and how the high level of uncertainty that looms large this summer has them rapidly approaching a crossroads.

0:30 Contextualizing the Islanders’ defensive woes
6:00 Looking ahead to the trade deadline
10:20 Tavares uncertainty and Barzal’s emergence
22:15 ‘The Chiarelli Line’
27:15 Paying Josh Bailey and Anders Lee
35:50 Finding longer-term solutions in net

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