Special Edition - Preseason Preview with Locked on Islanders' Gil Martin

While we're at it, though, Gil, why don't you give us your take

on the whole third jersey promotion? Because a lot of people had things to say about that, particularly on X and Instagram and things, whether it was a good idea or a bad idea.

One thing I'll just say is that at least they didn't decide on a Fisherman logo.

Yeah.

this time around.

They went with that alternate, you know, lighthouse logo that they had on the shoulder in the Fishman days.

So that's a good thing.

But I've been getting all kinds of different feedback from fans.

So just curious what your take was on it and also the whole contest around it.

I mean, I think the contest was a great idea.

I mean, you're there in July and August.

There is not much going on in the hockey world late July and early August.

All the players are off in a cottage in northern Ontario fishing, right? So just to get the fans involved in something at that point, I thought was a brilliant idea.

Do I think that they could have had some more original designs than what the eight finalists were? Yeah, but...

I think the fact that you had more than 80,000 entries is pretty darn impressive.

And it talks, it speaks to the passion that this fan base still has, even though it's been far too long.

I don't even want to count since we've won a Stanley Cup.

Yeah, that's true.

It was a great idea.

Like you said, 80,000 fans who participated pretty much underscores that fact.

And say what you want about the design or the colors and whatever, you know, It's a marketing thing.

It is what it is.

We care more about how that team looks in the standings than like, you know, on every six games or so with a third jersey on.

So and that being said, moving into this this offseason.

And up to now, there's lots going on.