Mike and Dan recap the last games of the Islanders season, pay tribute to Matt Martin and look ahead at an uncertain (and unannounced) future. With two final wet farts, this depressing campaign finally came to an end. The players barely looked like they cared although at least one passed the starting goalie on the goal scoring list. The best parts of both were the opposing teams lining up to say goodbye to Martin, who has been a warrior for years and embodied what being an Islander meant better than almost anyone. The respect shown to him puts his career and contributions in great perspective for those of us outside the locker room. In the second half, we discuss the players' exit interviews with media that were short on information but occasionally full of emotion. We don't expect getting either from any of the team's actual decision makers, who will probably once again take their sweet time before saying anything. This team has a lot of problems to fix, and we have to hope they're working in silence to fix them. Because if not, we're already looking at another long but early season next year.
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