Lou Lamoriello’s exit was the bombshell (albeit not out of left field), but things did not quiet down this week around the Islanders as the next day Cal Clutterbuck Insta-retired and it emerged that the Isles were parting ways with longtime radio play-by-play man Chris King and his not-that-recent partner Greg Picker, evidently choosing to go with a simulcast. We think. No official announcement there.
I met Chris, once, back in the darkest ages of 2009, and I’d just echo what everyone has said about how genuinely warm and friendly he is.
Meanwhile, the first round of the playoffs continued its awesomeness, with more overtime games (Dallas won its second OT in a row to go up 2-1 on Colorado, Toronto won its second OT to go 3-0 up on Ottawa) and Gabriel Landeskog making a dramatic return after three years battling a knee injury.