Oh Captain, my Captain.  John Tavares went on Toronto’s SportsNet 590 The Fan to discuss, of all things, Toronto Blue Jays baseball.  The conversation quickly turned from “Joey Bats” and Melvin Upton Jr. to more pressing matters for New York Islanders fans: what will happen on July 1, 2018. Tavares is slated ...

Here it is.  I say this without an ounce of hyperbole, but the New York Islanders are facing their first must-win game of the 2015-16 season.  The Isles welcome their division rival Philadelphia Flyers to the Barclays Center on Wednesday, in what is the most pivotal matchup of the young ...

News broke late Wednesday afternoon from Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet that the New York Islanders were looking to trade veteran defenseman Travis Hamonic.  This came as a huge shock to the entire Isles fan base, as not only was this the first rumors anyone had heard of such news but ...

Ohhhhh Canada.  The New York Islanders head north of the border for the first time in the 2015-16 season on Thursday, as they take on the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.  The Canadiens are off to a scorching hot start-(11-2-1, 23 points)-and are the early favorites for the President’s ...

The New York Islanders return home to the Barclays Center on Monday to take on the Calgary Flames in a cross-conference matchup.  The Isles currently sit at 5-2-1 (11 points) which puts them 3rd in the Metropolitan Division behind the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals.  The Isles are ...

The New York Islanders look to keep their three game winning streak alive as they skate into Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets tonight at Nationwide Arena.  Columbus has had a disastrous start  to their season, beginning the year 0-6-0 after many NHL insiders considered them a favorite to ...

We made it!  At long last, a fresh season of New York Islanders hockey is upon us.  As with every opening night, hope springs eternal for this young and promising team, one which is coming off its best regular season in over 20 years.  The Isles welcome the Chicago Blackhawks ...

Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark announced today that the team has heard the fans criticism of the new goal horn, and will be using the original Nassau Coliseum horn instead.  Yormark, in an interview with The Michael Kay show on ESPN Radio, said he had been overseas this week and upon ...

Silky smooth skating: Check. Filthy mitts: Check. Watch/smart phone/clock radio/wake-up call/rooster that can act as an alarm clock: I guess not. Josh Ho-Sang was sent back to Niagara of the OHL after being late to report to day one of New York Islanders training camp, as first reported by Arthur Staple ...

As Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers once sang, “the waiting is the hardest part”.  Well, New York Islanders fans don’t have to wait any longer to find out if young Brock Nelson will be in camp, or sitting out this season, as he signed a three-year, $7.5 million salary extension ...