Yesterday news broke that another one of the bigger players has the New York Islanders on his wish list. Joining Vladimir Tarasenko, Gabriel Landeskog, the veteran winger, is the latest hockey superstar to name Long Island as a preferred destination to possibly come play.Isles fans should be excited. This is ...
Read More »Bentivenga: Leddy dealt to Red Wings as Islanders clear cap space
It was no surprise the New York Islanders offseason would feature several moves to attempt to clear cap space. Now the first domino has fallen, and it’s come at the expense of Nick Leddy. On Friday evening, the Islanders dealt Leddy to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward ...
Read More »Bentivenga: How would Parise and Suter fit the Islanders?
The Minnesota Wild bought out the final four years on the contracts of forward Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter on Tuesday. Parise and Suter, both 36, were set to enter the tenth year of their massive identical 13-year, $98-million deals signed with Minnesota back in 2012. So with both ...
Read More »IslesBlog Roundtable – Sign 'em, let 'em walk, or trade 'em: Kyle Palmieri
Our sign ’em, let ’em walk, or trade ’em round table continues just nine days before the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft. Today, we’re discussing Kyle Palmieri. A few things may need to happen before general manager, Lou Lamoriello, can offer the Long Island native an extension, but let’s see the ...
Read More »IslesBlog Says Goodbye to the Coliseum: Part 2
It’s still hard to believe that the New York Islanders playoff run is over, and it’s even harder to fathom that Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum has hosted its final game. This year’s team brought back a lot of memories for the Isles fanbase. For the younger generation, it finally gave ...
Read More »IslesBlog Says Goodbye to the Coliseum: Part 1
It’s still hard to believe that the New York Islanders playoff run is over, and it’s even harder to fathom that Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum has hosted its final game. This year’s team brought back a lot of memories for the Isles fanbase. For the younger generation, it finally gave ...
Read More »Greenberg: Evaluating the Islanders’ season a week after it ended
It’s been six days since the Islanders left the Amalie Arena ice after a gut-wrenching 1-0 loss in game seven. While the sting of the season ending is still relatively fresh, exit interviews have been completed so it’s time to take a look back at the season as a whole. ...
Read More »IslesBlog Roundtable – Sign 'em, let 'em walk, or trade 'em: Casey Cizikas
The 2020-21 season has officially ended for the New York Islanders at the hands of the defending champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning. After a painful exit, the team now shifts its focus to what should be an interesting and busy offseason. The team has a number of UFA’s (Unrestricted free ...
Read More »Repetto: A Monumental Run For Islanders Ends In Heartbreak
The New York Islanders pushed themselves through three difficult rounds against some of the NHL’s top teams in their postseason run. They knocked out the Pittsburgh Penguins who led the East Division during the regular season and then they took out the big bad Boston Bruins. When it came to ...
Read More »Bentivenga: Five takeaways from the Islanders semifinal loss to The Lightning
For the second straight postseason, the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning battled it out for a chance to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. Unfortunately, this postseason ended exactly like last year’s… in heartbreak for the Isles. Congratulations to the Lightning, again. They have an amazing team that ...
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