First, Arthur talks about the Islanders going 3-0-2 over their last five games, with six games to go on their season-opening thirteen game road trip, Ilya Sorokin’s strong play with Semyon Varlamov nearing a return, Oliver Wahlstrom’s nice start, leading the team with four goals, and the top six being solidified with Josh Bailey alongside Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee.

Plus, Zdeno Chara’s continued struggles, the possibility of an early trade to help out the defense with Ben Chariot, Hampus Lindholm, and Marc Staal as potential targets, Sebastian Aho, Robin Salo, and Thomas Hickey as in-house options, and more.

And, to close things out, Arthur opens up the mailbag and answers questions about Bridgeport players Anatolii Golyshev and Jakub Skarek, the possibility of UBS Arena not being ready for the Isles’ scheduled home opener, and Arthur addresses some concerns about the future of Islanders coverage at The Athletic.

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