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Isles Fix is a one-stop shop for all your Isles news, insight, and analysis sent straight to your inbox five days per week. Our goal is to deliver Islanders Country their news in a unique and comprehensive way - all in one place, built specifically for fans of Long Island's hockey team. Subscribe: https://islesfix.substack.com/ www.islesfix.com (https://www.islesfix.com?utm_medium=podcast)

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Category

sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Oct 2023

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

79 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Quick Fix: The Start of Something

   Good Morning, Islanders Country. It’s a Quick Fix featuring Joe Buono (@IslesFix) and former VP of Communications for the Islanders, Chris Botta (@ChrisBottaNHL). We preview the upcoming New York Islanders season (84 games!), discussing the direction of the franchise under Mathieu Darche and Peter DeBoer and what the moves made this offseason suggest about expectations for the year ahead. They discuss whether the Islanders are truly retooling, still trying to contend, or attempting to do a little of both — and what Darche and DeBoer have signaled about how quickly they expect the team to take a step forward. Later, Chris and Joe also make their predictions for where the Islanders will finish, what needs to go right for them to stay in the playoff race and which players could shape the season. Then they wrap things up with a round of rapid-fire questions covering which player needs to take a meaningful step in their development, what to watch for tonight in Toronto, and how the fanbase will feel about the franchise in April. Thanks to all who listened this season. Enjoy! 📚 SOUND SMART: Per Eric Hornick in The Skinny, almost every club record for a teenager is within reach this season for Matthew Schaefer. Schaefer brings career totals of 23-36-59 (4 game-winning goals) into this season; Bryan Trottier went 32-63-95 (5 game-winning goals) in his teenage season of 1975-76. Schaefer has 221 shots on goal, 64 shy of Tim Connolly’s club record for a teen. Schaefer will still be a Teenager for the next 84 Isles games and on Tuesday, was named an Alternate Captain, the first teenager to wear a letter for the Isles. 🎥 ISLES REWIND: On September 30, 1999, Kenny Jonsson was named the eighth captain in team history, taking over the C after the departure of Trevor Linden. Jonsson held the captaincy until Nov. 18, 2000, with a team record of 30-55-13 over that span. The Swedish defenseman recorded 31 points (2G, 29A) as Islanders captain, before relinquishing the role early in the 2000-01 campaign. 🔗 The unusual messaging following Islanders into season comes with giant caveat (https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/sports/unusual-messaging-following-islanders-into-season-comes-with-caveat/) by Ethan Sears, New York Post “It’s easy to exercise cautious optimism after everything goes right in training camp. It’s harder to strike an appropriate tone when the last few days of preseason were rough enough that people in the organization started to feel uneasy.” 🔗 Matthew Schaefer earns a letter as NY Islanders announce their alternate captains (https://eyesonisles.com/matthew-schaefer-earns-a-letter-as-ny-islanders-announce-their-alternate-captains-01m3prvzdrhm)by Jiggs Wesfall,Eyes on Isles “Pete DeBoer ultimately selected Ryan Pulock, Kyle Palmieri and Brayden Schenn as alternate captains, along with one name that stood out from the rest: 19-year-old Matthew Schaefer. After determining Schaefer was too young to become captain following Anders Lee's departure, the Islanders still felt their young defenseman was ready for an official leadership role.” And we leave you with this…your official Isles Territory 2026-27 Hype Video Thanks for reading! Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/IslesFix) for regular updates until the next newsletter. And please check out our newsletters about the Knicks (https://knicksfilmschool.substack.com/) and Mets (https://themetropolitan.substack.com/), too. Get full access to Isles Fix at www.islesfix.com/subscribe (https://www.islesfix.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

2. 

   16 Apr 2026

   Quick Fix: The Bitter End

   It’s a Quick Fix featuring Joe Buono (@IslesFix) and former VP of Communications for the Islanders, Chris Botta (@ChrisBottaNHL). In this episode, Joe and Chris react to “Clean Out Day” interviews with players and GM Mathieu Darche following the bitterly disappointing end to the Islanders’ 2025-26 season. We dig into Darche’s comments defending his in-season trades, which he says helped the team but didn’t lead to team success. Based on his comments, the big changes some expect may not come with a roster that has few spots open, and several contracts that will be hard to move. Later, we discuss the treatment of Anders Lee this season, and the type of deal Darche may make to have the captain return and play his 1,000th game in an Islanders uniform. Plus, Barzal and Ritchie say they’re centers, Bridgeport loads up for the post-season, and reasons to be optimistic about next season. Get full access to Isles Fix at islesfix.substack.com/subscribe (https://islesfix.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

3. 

   6 Apr 2026

   Quick Fix: Easter Sunday Shocker

   It’s a Quick Fix featuring Joe Buono (@IslesFix) and former VP of Communications for the Islanders, Chris Botta (@ChrisBottaNHL). In this episode, Chris and Joe didn’t dance around it — Mathieu Darche’s decision to fire Patrick Roy with just four games left in the season and immediately bring in Peter DeBoer is as stunning as it gets. In the middle of a playoff push, with everything still technically in front of them, the Islanders didn’t just tweak — they detonated. The Islanders are spiraling, losers of four straight, watching their playoff position slip while other teams gain ground. Darche felt like he had no choice — that something, anything, had to change to spark a response. But this wasn’t just about the next four games. This was about control. Darche inherited Roy. He didn’t hire him. And now, at the exact moment where the season can still be salvaged, but failure is a real possibility, Darche makes the move that he owns. Get full access to Isles Fix at islesfix.substack.com/subscribe (https://islesfix.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

Who has been a guest on Isles Fix Podcast Network

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Brent Sutter
• Glenn 'Chico' Resch
• Pat LaFontaine
• Pierre Turgeon
• Ziggy Palffy

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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