Breaking Down The Islanders' Surprising Coaching Change

About this episode

The episode discusses the New York Islanders' coaching change and its implications, along with various NHL team performances and player insights.

Here's what former NHL goalie Devan Dubnyk, Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discussed: 0:45: Thoughts on the New York Islanders hiring Pete DeBoer as their new coach? 3:11: What will DeBoer bring to this team during the rest of the season? 6:16: Do you think this move was influenced by the recent coaching change made by the Golden Knights? 9:05: What does Patrick Roy do next? Is it an NHL job or something else? 11:10: What are Dubnyk's thoughts on Patrick Roy as a coach? 14:19: Do the Philadelphia Flyers have what it takes to hold onto third spot in the Metropolitan Division? 16:15: How has the Flyers' coaching staff handled the development of young players? 19:30: Who is your final pick to win the Atlantic Division? 20:34: Dubnyk discusses whether higher-seed teams fear the underdog. 22:40: Who is your final pick to win the Pacific Division? 26:31: What is the most pressing issue for the Florida Panthers and Chicago Blackhawks to address this summer? 31:20: What does Dubnyk remember from facing Ovechkin during his career? What was the scouting report on him? 34:30: Sidney Crosby became the first player in league history to have 21 point-per-game seasons. Is he the most…

People in this episode

Guests: Devan Dubnyk, Ryan Kennedy, Michael Traikos

Topics covered

• coaching changes
• NHL analysis
• team performance
• player development
• division standings
• historical player comparisons

Keywords

• NHL
• coaching change
• Pete DeBoer
• Patrick Roy
• Philadelphia Flyers
• Sidney Crosby
• Ovechkin
• division standings
• player development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks, Golden Knights

Places: Metropolitan Division, Atlantic Division, Pacific Division

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