Islanders Matt Martin Calls Father-In-Law, Rangers Die-Hard Boomer Esiason Out In Funny WFAN Interview

New York Islanders pending unrestricted free agent forward Matt Martin hopped on the Boomer & Gio show on Wednesday morning and was asked about what he would do if the New York Rangers called him this summer.

With eight New York Islanders players set to become unrestricted free agents, one of them took to the radio and shut down a rival suitor on Wednesday. 

Matt Martin, a member of the Islanders for 13 years, didn't seem interested in discussing a future that would involve him on Broadway during an interview on WFAN's Boomer and Gio.

As many of you know, Boomer Esiason, a former quarterback for the New York Jets, is Martin's father-in-law and a die-hard Rangers fan.

Boomer asked Martin what he would do if Rangers general manager Chris Drury called to offer him a contract after July 1.

"I'm gonna hang up the phone now," Martin said as he hopped off the airwaves. 

Prior to that ending, Boomer and Martin both shared their sides of an exchange that happened on Tuesday night, ahead of the Rangers' Eastern Conference Final matchup with the Florida Panthers, which begins Wednesday night at 8 PM ET.

Per Boomer, Martin showed Esiason a bottle of wine called "Five Bands," a reference to the five bands on the body of the Stanley Cup, in an effort to extend an olive branch to a fan of his arch-rival. 

Boomer then took the bottle to the WFAN studio, where he shared his side of the story with the listeners and his co-host, Greg "Gio" Gianotti.

However, Martin disclosed on air that the bottle of wine wasn't him showing support for the Blueshirts at all. 

"I am not rooting for anybody, let alone the New York Rangers," Martin said. "I want happiness for the people I care about, the people I love, but this is certainly not one I can get behind. [I can't] root for the best for Boomer in this situation."

Martin then gifted the bottle to Gio, who is an Islander fan, since Boomer no longer deserved it for twisting words. 

"He's a great sport," Boomer said after Martin got off the phone. "I couldn't ask for a better son-in-law. I really couldn't."

Martin, who just completed a four-year deal worth $6 million, sits 45 games short of reaching the 1,000-game milestone.

The 35-year-old made it clear during his exit interview that he wants to be back with the Islanders and doesn't plan on retiring.