Yesterday on the The Michael Kay Show, Don La Greca, co-host to Michael Kay, gave his list of villains for all nine New York sports teams and who their fans detest the most. When he came upon the New York Islanders, La Greca chose Dale Hunter as the team’s biggest villain ...
Read More »Taub: Islanders Can Go a Number of Ways after Coronavirus Shutdown
The coronavirus (COVID-19) brought the entire sports world to a halt yesterday. Every major professional sports league, including the National Hockey League, suspended its operations as a means to slow the spread of the pandemic and save lives. In the case of the New York Islanders, who were supposed to ...
Read More »Five for Five: An Endless Road
New for the 2019-20 season for Isles Blog, our Rob Taub each Monday will give you his thoughts on five important things to key on for that week’s games for the New York Islanders. The New York Islanders could know the fate of their season by the time their four-game ...
Read More »Taub: The Islanders Are Done
There’s 16 games remaining in the 2019-20 season for the New York Islanders, but this year looks all but lost. The Islanders are finished. Forget the idea that this team is so called “good” anymore. Forget that they were one of the hardest teams to play against; that’s long gone. ...
Read More »Five for Five: Pick Your S*** Up
New for the 2019-20 season for Isles Blog, our Rob Taub each Monday will give you his thoughts on five important things to key on for that week’s games for the New York Islanders. Former Islanders head coach Jack Capuano had a saying once: Pick your s*** up! He used ...
Read More »Five for Five: Gut Check Time
New for the 2019-20 season for Isles Blog, our Rob Taub each Monday will give you his thoughts on five important things to key on for that week’s games for the New York Islanders. Trade deadline day has arrived. All the speculation, rumors, fake rumors if you get caught up ...
Read More »Five for Five: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
New for the 2019-20 season for Isles Blog, our Rob Taub each Monday will give you his thoughts on five important things to key on for that week’s games for the New York Islanders. With a week left until the NHL Trade Deadline, the Islanders are showing their desperation. Yesterday, ...
Read More »Taub: Offense Coming Alive At The Perfect Time for The Isles
The New York Islanders have been searching for offense all season. And recently, the tide has begun to turn in their favor. Heading into their four-game Western swing starting tonight in Nashville, the Isles have scored three or more goals in six of their last seven games. Head coach Barry ...
Read More »Five for Five: Big Boy Hockey
New for the 2019-20 season for Isles Blog, our Rob Taub each Monday will give you his thoughts on five important things to key on for that week’s games for the New York Islanders. If there was ever a week in a season that could possibly determine the possible fate ...
Read More »Taub: Second Half of This Season the First Real Test for Anders Lee as Captain
Anders Lee has worn the “C” on his sweater for the New York Islanders for a year and a half now, and in that time, there hasn’t been much pressure under his leadership. That is until now. The heat is on for the Isles to not miss the postseason after ...
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