SECAUCUS, N.J. — The players from the Islanders and Lightning took Wednesday off before returning to the ice for full practices on Thursday, but other New York-area hockey voices still were talking about the teams’ playoff series in the meantime.
For example: Across the Hudson in Secaucus, home of the NHL Network, where analysts were busy Wednesday night watching Game 4 of Capitals-Penguins but happy to answer questions about the other Eastern Conference semifinal.
Let’s ask three former players with ties to one or more of the three metropolitan-area teams:
Kevin Weekes, a retired goalie who played for all three New York-area teams, said of the Islanders’ overtime loss in Game 3 Tuesday, “Tough loss.