David

The New York Islanders are dead last in the Eastern Conference right now.

During frozen frenzy on Tuesday, the Islanders had a two-goal lead against the Boston Bruins, and they allowed the Bruins to score five unanswered goals, and they lost.

On Thursday, Matthew Barzal was a healthy scratch in the 6-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes after he showed up late to the morning skate, and Patrick Raw said, that's the culture of our team.

What is going on in New York right now?

And can I blame Tony D'Angelo like I have been for the past two seasons?

I could point some fingers right now, actually.

I could point it at Lou Lamorello, who built the team before he was unceremoniously fired.

And then, of course, Tony D'Angelo.

Yeah, well, you know, that's why I have no choice.

I have to.

I'm sorry.

Where in the history of the sport would you pinpoint the interest in women's hockey being greater as it is now?

Because we're seeing, as you said, the sport, especially the PWHL, growing right now.

So where would you say the interest started rising?

Maybe it was the AC.

Right now, the main arena is not even completed and the Olympic Village is just a dorm.

I mean, it's not even like the normal Olympic villages that you see during the summer or past Olympic, past Winter Olympics.

So how is that going to affect the players knowing that they're going to go in and possibly play on ice that's not up to Olympic standards?

And the other thing about this is, I mean, obviously it happens in every international competition.

Different size ices as opposed to the ice in Canada and the United States.