Islanders kick off 2nd Round with A Bang

 Hello there NY Islander faithful, I am coming to you live on the heater of a day from the Floral Park Pool. After a dominant game 1 performance which featured goal scoring from JonathanTeauves , Anders-Lee, Andy Green, as well as Pageau! That wasn’t the only On ice excitement, at the other end, you had Varlamov stonewalling the Philly offense as he out dualed the young Phenom Goalie Carter Hart by posting a 29 save shutout! It goes to to show you that experience in the postseason makes all the difference when it comes to what is in between the pipes! Philly is looking to avenge their game 1 lack luster performance and come out firing on all cylinders in game 2. Because it would be silly for the Isles to fall asleep at the wheel given all of the talent that sits on the Flyers roster from top to bottom. You can catch all the action Wednesday, August 26th at 3 pm et on NBCSN! Buckley up Islander fans! We want the Cup! Yes! Yes! Yes! 

Battle for 1st

 Hello there NY Yankee faithful, I am coming to you live from the Roosevelt field mall in Garden City, NY on this soggy day! As the Yankees are seeking to bounce back from a home loss last night to their division rival, Tampa Bay, who is on the Yankees tail at only 2.5 games back. Tonight’s matchup will feature a pitching matchup of Garrit Cole vs Tyler Glasnow, Cole who is 4 and 0 on the season looks to continue his early season dominance as well as keep his unbeaten streak alive. While his opponent Tyler Glasgow is finally healthy and coming into his own as he is now in year 4 of his Major League career and showing why all the fuss about him as a youngster. With the brightest of their stars on the shelf for the foreseeable future, (Judge, Stanton, LaMehieu) the Yankees young bats Need to help produce runs if the Yanks have any hopes of hanging onto 1st place in the American League East.  It’s a pennant race in August as we get closer to the postseason !! Buckley up! Yankee fans, for a wet and soggy night in the Bronx! Tune into the YES network at 6:30 pm et for batting practice followed by the 1st pitch scheduled for 7:10 pm et. 

Yanks Hit Some Turbulence After Hot Start

 

        Hello there New York Yankee fans, I am coming to you live from Floral Park, New York.  The baseball season is finally underway, but after a strong 7-1 start, the Bombers find themselves losers in 5 out of their last 8.  Hitting has not really been the issue, outside of a few slow starts, (Gary Sanchez) who has struck out 22 times in 39 plate appearances, and (Gleyber Torres) who right now at times looks a bit lost out there.  Starting pitching? The Yankees are asking themselves the same question right about now.  Outside of Gerrit Cole, the Bombers starting rotation has been getting pounded as of late.  With a plethora of young studs in the minors, the Yankees may be inclined to unload one of the youngsters for a premiere arm to help take some of the pressure off of Cole.  Cole, who the Yankees signed to a 9 year deal worth 324 million dollars in the offseason has looked every bit of the part.  However, in a 7 game postseason series, you cannot throw Cole out there every game, there has to be some back-end relief for the Yanks as far as the starting rotation goes.  The Yanks look to take 2 from Atlanta and get back to their winning ways in the Bronx, but Atlanta's young core might have a thing or two to say about that.  Tune in live on YES at 6:30 pm for batting practice and your Toyota Pre-Game, followed by the 1st pitch at 7:05 pm. 

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Islanders Dominate Panthers in Qualifiers

     Good afternoon, Blue and Orange faithful.  We are coming to you live from Floral Park, New York.  Today the New York Islanders defeated the Florida Panthers in the 2020 Stanley Cup qualifying round, 3 games to 1, to advance to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.  

    The Islanders took games 1 and 2 in relatively easy fashion, but after a let down in game 3, the Isles got the jump on Florida today in game 4 and never looked back.  Anthony Bouvillier continues to possess a  hot stick by posting 2 goals while the Islander's power play was on its toes once again, scoring on 33% of its chances as Brock Nelson nets the goal.  Amongst the many contributors today, the Islanders received goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau (empty net) as well as Brock Nelson (PPG), while Matt Barzal added a goal on a breakaway opportunity. 

    After giving up 3 goals in game 3, Varlamov had a terrific bounce-back effort stopping 23 of 24 shots that came his way.  Varlamov was every bit of what New York needed in order to advance this afternoon at Scotia Bank Arena, in Toronto, Canada.

    Now that the Islanders are through the qualifying round, they face 4 potential Round 1 matchups, pending the completion of the round-robin portion of the 2020 qualifiers.  Those potential matchups would consist of the possibility to face 1 of 4 teams.  Those teams would include the Boston Bruins (Atlantic Division), Tampa Bay Lightning (Atlantic Division), Washington Capitals (Metropolitan Division), and the Philadelphia Flyers (Metropolitan Division).  So as we watch the Round Robin portion of the 2020 qualifiers unfold, the Islanders opponent will be revealed.  

    So Buckley Up! It's on to the 1st round we go Islander fanatics!!!!!!!!!!!