Joined by friend Matt Strauss, we remember two modern Weird Islanders who felt like they were around more than they actually were; Parker Wotherspoon because of his many years in the AHL and Dmytro Timashov because of how he came to the Islanders.
Parker Wotherspoon is not an exciting player. As a defensive defenseman, his value is in doing his job effectively and without notice. After almost 300 games in the minors, he finally got a chance in NHL and got to play in his hometown, where picked up his only point with the Islanders before was sent back down again. But he emerged the next season - and is currently - giving other teams the kind of defensive stability the Islanders, frankly, could use a little of right now. We recount his short time in blue-and-orange and the few memorable moments he had.
Dmytro Timashov was an exciting player - for a moment, at least, and in a city that makes a big deal out of any tiny thing that seems to have some kind of juice. But his Islanders tenure was even shorter than Wotherspoon's, and whatever we thought he would be, he wasn't. What he lacked in longevity, Timashov made up for in bizarreness, so at least we have that.
We thank Matt again for coming on and picking two great current Weird Islanders. Check out the Weird Islanders Extra! bonus episode right behind this one, to hear more about Matt's work at Pitchfork and our debate on the Islanders goal song.
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