Dan is joined by Lighthouse Hockey’s Jenny Berman to discuss the acquisition of Brayden Schenn and the games surrounding this season’s Trade Deadline.
It was a wild weekend for the Islanders, who dropped two massive duds in Anaheim and LA, then made a shocking last minute trade for the St. Louis Blues captain on Friday’s deadline that no one saw coming. After speaking with Schenn in person at the hotel both the Blues and Islanders were staying at, he agreed to waive his no-movement clause to join the veteran-heavy squad as they march towards the playoffs. The trade plus the re-signing of J-G Pageau was puzzling (and pricey) but Mathieu Darche’s post-deadline presser helped bring the plan into more focus. The deal also ended the Islanders’ Jonathan Drouin saga, which is probably a relief to him, the team and, in an odd way, Jenny’s dad.
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A day later, the Islanders got two massive points in San Jose thanks to Bo Horvat’s latest OT goal. They’re still in the driver’s seat in the Eastern Conference playoff race, but things are still very much up-in-the-air for the few teams that haven’t sunk to the bottom of the standings. The week ahead has more opportunities to pick up valuable points and finally come back home for much of the rest of the season.
Fresh off a plane from Singapore, where she spent an enjoyable but sweltering week, Jenny gives us her thoughts on the games, the trades, the number exchanges, some other deals around the league and on following the NHL from the other side of the world (or on a plane). Thanks again to Jenny for stepping in after a long day. She’s earned a vacation from her vacation.
We also take a call from a “Mike from Long Island,” who has many feelings on the newest Islander and how the deal went down.
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