Howie Rose, the Islanders’ television broadcaster for 20 years, is done with the Nassau Coliseum, having called his last game there. But Rose is not done being “angry’’ that Saturday’s first-round Game 6 against the Capitals may be the last-ever Islanders game on Long Island.
If the Islanders, trailing 3-2, don’t win the series, their next home game won’t be until next fall in Brooklyn. Because NBC has Saturday’s game, Rose won’t be calling the contest for MSG-Plus. Rose could be back for Game 7 in Washington, but the national networks take over for the second round. Tuesday’s Game 4 marked Rose’s Coliseum finale.