As the hockey season draws near, there are many questions that will face the 2017-18 version of the New York Islanders. After missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2013-14 campaign, the expectations are still high for the Isles. With an entirely new coaching staff and new blood ...
Read More »Shoveling Out the Snow
Nine months ago on July 14, Jon Ledecky, the new primary owner of the New York Islanders met with Islander season-ticket holders for a state of the union to assess the future of the franchise. On that night, he used two words that reverberated much that night from writers and ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Running through the Devils
It was do or die for the New York Islanders once again when they took the ice in New Jersey tonight for their final meeting with the Devils. The Isles needed to win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive and hope that the Maple Leafs tripped up in the ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Still Rocking Like a Hurricane for Now
Three games to go, and somehow the New York Islanders are still playing games with at least some magnitude. That can change tonight, but the team seems to have found a new confidence level over the last week. Standing in there way tonight was a familiar thorn in their side: ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Not Dead Yet
Still alive for the moment, the New York Islanders were in Nashville for the second matchup in a week with the Nashville Predators. These two teams met last Monday with the Isles being dominated by the Preds in a 3-1 defeat. The hope was tonight the Isles can repay the ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Still Breathing
The New York Islanders began the post-John Tavares slate to end the season this afternoon when they headed up to Buffalo for a matinee with the Buffalo Sabres. Coming off the nice win Friday, the Isles were looking to make it two in a row and gain some momentum heading ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: No Brotherly Love Tonight
After two disappointing losses, the Islanders season was again on the line tonight as they headed to the City of Brotherly Love for a date with the Flyers. Doug Weight dramatized the importance of this game earlier today and hopefully it finally got through to every player in that room. ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Halakdown in Pitt
It could be possible that starting tonight, the New York Islanders season could come down to this weekend. The stakes were higher than ever as they played the first of a back-to-back against the Pittsburgh Penguins. These two teams always leave it all out on the ice, and in New ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Monster Victory at MSG
Around this time of the year, you’ll hear the phrase “biggest game of the season”, well tonight for the New York Islanders, that phrase was multiplied by a thousand. Having not played since Saturday, the Isles got some help from other teams as they headed in to their pivotal showdown ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Stealing Two Points in Raleigh
After an embarrassing loss last night, a banged up New York Islanders club was right back on the road as they took on the same team that bombarded them last night, the Carolina Hurricanes. The Islanders have yet to beat the Hurricanes this season, allowing 20 goals in the three ...
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