Takes

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 got in the win column for the first time this season last ...

Josh Bailey has never scored 20 goals in his ten years of playing in the NHL. He’s almost reached that plateau, the closest coming in 2017-18 when he notched 18 goals. So that begs the question, how fitting would it be this season for Bailey, the longest-tenured member of the ...

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 long wait is finally over — hockey season is finally set to get underway Wednesday ...

The New York Islanders are set to open the 2019-20 regular season one week from tomorrow. And what should come as a shock to many, Adam Pelech will most likely be slated on the club’s top defensive pairing opposite Ryan Pulock. That’s the direction head coach Barry Trotz seems to ...

September 23, 2019, is just another ordinary day on the calendar.  But now it will go down as a landmark moment in the history of the New York Islanders. Earlier today, Isles owner Jon Ledecky, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and other dignitaries finally put the proverbial shovel in ...

Michael Dal Colle has finally earned the benefit of the doubt from many of his critics — mostly Islanders fans. It’s taken longer than people expected, but the blue and orange faithful have warmed up to the idea of Dal Colle being an actual piece of the team’s future. The ...

Tomorrow marks the official start of the 2019-20 season for the New York Islanders as they open training camp. The Isles begin this new campaign coming off a 2018-19 season that saw them record 103 points, earn home-ice advantage in the playoffs, and sweep the Pittsburgh Penguins convincingly in the ...

With the start of the regular season now less than a month away, the New York Islanders are set to open their highly anticipated rookie camp Sunday morning. Defenseman Noah Dobson and forwards Oliver Wahlstrom, Otto Koivula and Kieffer Bellows will have the spotlight on them the most as each ...

Looking back at last season, how impactful the goaltending played a part in the New York Islanders’ success can’t be denied. The club’s one-two punch, Masterton winner and Vezina finalist Robin Lehner and Thomas Greiss, were sensational all year long. They were crucial in the team’s rise in the Metropolitan ...

The Islanders are hoping they just got a jolt to their offense with the signing of Derick Brassard, a left-shot center who’s played for three other teams over a 10-year NHL career. The Isles announced the widely reported one-year, $1.2 million deal yesterday. Brassard, who has been in the league ...