{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Off the Island | More NHL Offseason Chaos...","description":"Welcome back to Episode 2 of the Off The Island Podcast hosted by Dave, Phil and Jack.\n\nWe recapped some NHL news and of course discussed our New York Islanders offseason to date. We left our thoughts on Mathieu Darche selecting defenseman Malte Gustafsson in the first round, 13th overall of the 2026 National Hockey League Draft.\n\nWe spoke about the upside and potential for the Isles regarding the Matias Maccelli 1-year $2.25M contract.\n\nLastly, just an around the horn discussion on the first year of Mathieu Darche's GM tenure. What we liked and how we hope to see him proceed moving forward. This crazy NHL offseason might start to quiet down, but if not we will be here.\n\nEnjoy!\n\nTopics:\n\n00:40 Anaheim Ducks Match Five-Year Offer Sheet for Leo Carlsson\n02:10 NHL Salary Cap and GM Strategies\n10:20 Does Alex Killorn to the Islanders make sense?\n11:10 Malte Gustafsson\n18:00 Did the Buffalo Sabres get worse this offseason?\n20:00 The Sharks sign Jacob Trouba and acquire Darnell Nurse\n21:12 Do you like how the Islanders offseason is going?\n27:45 Comparing Mathieu Darche and Lou Lamoriello\n37:00 The Islanders improvement in player development\n45:00 Way too early Islanders 2026-27 projection\n\nFollow the podcast on X:\n\ntwitter.com/IslesOTI\ntwitter.com/philzfactz\ntwitter.com/tuckonsports\ntwitter.com/islesden","author_name":"Off The Island","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5172300-off-the-island","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43734919/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}