In the 18th installment of our 2021 32-Beats series Short Shifts host Ben Burnett welcomes Arthur Staple of the Athletic New York to break down the New York Islanders. Perfect timing following the flurry of signings Isles GM Lou Lamoriello announced Wednesday. Topics discussed include: What can we infer about how the net will be shared between Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov moving forward? Will Barry Trotz ever let Mat Barzal off the leash?? What is Arthur hearing about Anders Lee's return from an ACL injury? Can Oliver Wahlstrom get more than 12 minutes per game next year? Where does Kyle Palmieri fit in the lineup? Which player in the Isles' top 9 has the chance to breakout this year? Will Noah Dobson get the keys to the top power play unit? AND impress all your friends with your name pronunciation skills thanks to a Keeping Karlsson debut: the first audio guide for pronouncing Isles second round pick Aatu Raty's name! By the way: have you joined the KKUPFL yet? Registration is open for the 2021-22 Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Fantasy Hockey League! The KKUPFL is the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world, with managers spread across over a dozen countries and on four continents. It's fun, inclusive, and open to all skill levels: from new to experienced and social to competitive. Learn more and join us for KKUPFL Season 7 by heading over to kkupfl.com and registering by September 13, 2021. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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