MSG Networks carries the Islanders, Rangers and Devils games in addition to the Knicks. A carriage dispute is a disagreement over compensation between the distributor, which is Altice, to carry a channel from the provider, which is MSG Networks.

The ongoing saga between MSG Networks and Altice — the parent company of Optimum — has taken another turn. According to MSG Networks, Altice walked away from negotiations after pulling its last proposal as the search for an agreement that would include allowing Optimum customers to regain access to Knicks,

Knicks, Rangers and Islanders fans hoping to catch the games on Optimum TV could be out of luck for some time. Talks between MSG Networks and Altice USA to restore MSG to the Optimum TV lineup have broken off, MSGN said in a statement late Friday afternoon.