IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
The night has come. Another season of the New York Islanders hockey after tonight’s game in Detroit will be in the books. Not many teams in the NHL this season can say they have had the up and down season that took place on Long Island these past eight months. But ...
Read More »Five Positives and Negatives To Take Away From 2017-18
Whenver another season comes to an end, reflecting on what went right and what went wrong always comes in to play. For the 2017-18 version of the New York Islanders, there were much more negatives to outway the positives in what will be the second straight year without playoff hockey. ...
Read More »12 Years of Incompetence
The most talked about human being on any train heading to Brooklyn, website with the word “Isles” in it, and any fan wearing Blue and Orange for the past 3 years is the infamous Garth Snow. An entire trend on Twitter with the hashtag “SnowMustGo”, chants from passionate fans during ...
Read More »Where Does 2017-18 Rank Among the Lost Seasons In Islander History?
On Saturday night, the 45th season of New York Islanders will come to an end. For the second straight season and the seventh time in the past ten seasons, the team will not be playing postseason hockey. The disappointment of another consecutive playoff-less season has the fans and pundits around ...
Read More »PTIsles: Episode 40 – Life After Elimination w/ Newsday's Andrew Gross
In this edition of PTIsles, Joe Buono (@IslesBlog) and James Duffy (@TwoTurtleDuffs) are joined by the Islanders newest beat reporter, Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) of Newsday. Topics discussed: Andrew’s early impressions of #IslesTwitter The differences between the Isles, Rangers and Devils beat Josh Ho-sang’s truth bombs The emergence of Ryan Pulock Recent Belmont Arena news Garth Snow ...
Read More »Why Doesn't Anyone Talk
Silence is the only sound that comes out of the Islander organization. While 30 other franchises handle their media obligation the Islanders treat them like an invading force. Even with the Isles collapsing over the previous few weeks, the front office has maintained radio silence. Yes, Doug Weight “talks” (or ...
Read More »PTIsles: Episode 39 – We Played A Good Game
PTIsles is the all-Islanders panel discussion show hosted by Joe Buono (@IslesBlog) James Duffy (@twoturtleduffs) and Alex “Buddy” Peck (@BudGSN). The Starting Six : The Unintentional Tank Tavares Sign & Trade Dougie Blow-Ups Pulock A Positive Other Decisions Snow Must Go Blowout Long Island Sound-Off: The PTIsles team takes voice ...
Read More »Five For Five
It was nice to finally see the Islanders come away with a win — especially for the rook Christopher Gibson. Now with the club still slim playoff hopes alive, can the team find a way to possibly go on a run, and make these next four weeks more intriguing. Time ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: For Pride or Playoffs?
Throughout this season, Our Rob Taub will give his preview of the week ahead for the New York Islanders. There will be what to watch for, and one X-factor for both the Isles and the opposing team they face that night. Time is running out on the New York Islanders. ...
Read More »PTIsles: Episode 38 – It's Getting Old
PTIsles is the all-Islanders panel discussion show hosted by Joe Buono (@IslesBlog) James Duffy (@twoturtleduffs) and Alex “Buddy” Peck (@BudGSN) The Starting Six : Isles-Canucks Recap No Power Rankings Down with the Ship Paging Jon Ledecky Weight Loss System Thank you, Maven Long Island Sound-Off: The PTIsles team takes voice-mails ...
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