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ONELEGUPALEX MEDIA TALKS PATRICK ROY FIRING WITH LOU TERMINELLO AND RYAN PAGANO (recorded 4-6-26)

April 8, 2026·17 min·1 clip

Patrick Roy got fired faster than the Rangers' GM, signaling the Islanders are serious about winning with Pete DeBoer.

Alex opens by noting the podcast was hastily assembled after the Patrick Wah firing, referencing that he had just returned from a four-hour rain delay at Yankee Stadium on Easter. Lou Terminello and Ryan Pagano join to break down the decision. The panel agrees the Islanders were not supposed to contend this season, but GM Matthew Darsh pushed for a playoff spot at the trade deadline. Despite that ambition, the team fell out of a playoff position around early December and has been teetering since. Recent losses to the Flyers and Hurricanes were particularly damaging — in the Hurricanes game, the Islanders did not register their tenth shot until six minutes remained, and only Sorokin's play kept the score at 4-3. Lou describes the team as visibly tuning Wah out. Ryan notes that DeBoer was likely to draw multiple suitors in the offseason anyway, so Darsh chose to preempt that competition. The panel examines DeBoer's coaching profile: defensively structured, detail-oriented, and proven in multiple markets. However, the hosts express divided views on whether DeBoer can deliver a Stanley Cup run or merely a playoff appearance. Alex connects this to how united the fan base was when Barry Trotz was fired after the 2021-22 season — contrasted with the division now over this move. A direct comparison is drawn between Wah publicly accepting blame for the Flyers loss in his final press conference and Lane Lambert's opposite approach of blaming his roster in his final game, noting both strategies failed. The panel also flags that Wah never displayed the fiery, confrontational sideline presence he showed in Colorado, where he once threw a bench onto the ice. Roster issues are reviewed: Anthony Duclair's inconsistency on a four-year deal from the Lamorello era, the uncertain futures of Scott Mayfield and Anders Lee, and the chronic power play failure — ranking near the bottom of the league every year through multiple coaches and personnel changes. Injuries to Alex Romanov, who signed a long-term contract, and Kyle Palmieri have hurt the team down the stretch. The hosts discuss whether the July 1 free agent market offers any meaningful upgrades, noting Austin Matthews could be available if Toronto trades him, but overall the pool is thin. The episode closes with cautious optimism about DeBoer based on his past work transforming the Devils and Stars organizations, and with attention on young prospects like Eisenman, Atkinson, and Eklund as the longer-term building blocks.

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A blunt Islanders postmortem that sounds like three fans thinking out loud, just without the clutter.

One Leg Up Alex Media keeps the focus on a coaching firing and turns it into a sharp Islanders postmortem. Alex sets up the emergency meeting, then Ryan and Lou carry most of the discussion, which stays anchored in the season sliding away, the case for the coaching change, and…

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