Takes

Finishing up the regular season strong is an important part of a successful campaign. As evidenced over the last few weeks, the New York Islanders haven’t been riding on the plane you’d hope they would be on down the stretch. If the Islanders were a small watercraft, they’d currently be ...

If you were watching the slog that was the Islanders’ 1-0 loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday, you will have noticed something that caught your eye late in the game. Whether you viewed it as good or bad is up for debate. J.G. Pageau after a whistle was tasked ...

With a final stretch of eight games left in the regular season, the Islanders are faced with a tough task: bouncing back from a mediocre 2-3-1 stretch, losing all four games to playoff teams they might face in the first round in the Washington Capitals and the Boston Bruins. Despite the ...

Fan bases are prone to overreact to how their team is doing. A few wins in a row leads to glowing optimism. That is the way things should be (and will always be), while a losing streak leads to wailing which is the way things are and that they are ...

The Islanders haven’t scored a regulation goal in three of their last four games and yet they’ve collected five of a possible eight points. Isles nation is in a panic of course wondering why their team can’t seem to score consistently anymore. I’m here to tell you it’s going to ...

Before you watch the Islanders take on the Capitals tonight, I’d like you to check the lines the Isles will ice. Then I’d like you to see the reaction on social media. Why you say? Because it’s one of those elements of following a team that leads to thought and ...

As the season winds down, the Islanders are in search of finding their complete game with the playoffs nearing. That means getting more out of their offense. They might have found one of their solutions after last night. Returning back into the lineup, Josh Bailey was placed on a newly-minted ...

Last week during his post-trade deadline press conference, Islanders g.m. Lou Lamoriello gave fans plenty of updates, one of which was about young Finnish defenseman, Robin Salo.Lamoriello said, “And certainly, there’s another young man who will come over after his playoffs who is signed and that’s Salo.”So, who is Robin ...

Let’s get this out of the way right out of the gate. Islanders General manager Lou Lamoriello made the right moves leading up to the deadline. Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac helped round out a roster in desperate need of a boost after captain Anders Lee, went down with a ...

One thing that almost every Stanley Cup winning team has in common is a defenseman that can move the puck and contribute offensively. Islander fans know this all too well. Denis Potvin was one of the best and is still, even today, the franchise’s 3rd all-time scorer. This trend hasn’t ...