There is little doubt, that like every other team in the league, the Islanders have been bit by the injury bug. Without counting Josh Bailey, who returned to action Thursday night, the Isles are without five (Boychuck, deHaan, Cizikas, Ladd, Kulemin) players whom were expected to be major participants in ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: A Miracle in Montreal
It’s been a good start to the playoff push for the New York Islanders. They came out of the bye week Saturday afternoon and walloped the Rangers at The Garden 7-2 for their second win in a row, and first win on the road in their last eight games. They ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Winter Is Here
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. While the cold weather continues to ravage the New ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Broadway Beatdown
The Isles haven’t played since last Sunday afternoon, but the mandatory five-day break was a good time for everyone to reset. The players, the coaches, and the fans included. But, today it was time to get back to business as the unofficial start to the second half of the season ...
Read More »PTIsles: Episode 33 – NY Post's Greg Joyce on Josh Ho-sang in Bridgeport and Isles
In this edition of PTIsles, Joe Buono speaks with New York Post writer Greg Joyce after his story on Josh Ho-sang’s troubles in Bridgeport and the comments made by Sound Tigers Coach Brent Thompson. LISTEN:
Read More »Snow must Show
Time for Garth Snow to show the Fans and Ownership he’s willing to do whatever it takes to improve this team. It’s been quite the start of the year for the New York Islanders. During the first two months of the season, the Islanders clearly exceeded expectations. They were the ...
Read More »Islanders’ Recent Struggles Emblematic of a Bar Set Too Low
If you’ve watched the Islanders play over the past little while, you haven’t liked what you’ve seen. The team appears to have taken a nosedive, surrendering buckets of goals every night and losing ground to their divisional foes. Of even greater concern is miracle worker John Tavares’ future, and whether ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Breaking Bad
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. The Islanders won’t be playing again till Saturday when ...
Read More »41 Shots From The Point
Welp, its hard to believe but the New York Islanders have reached midpoint of the 2017-18 season. With a record of 20-17-4 (44 points), the Isles find themselves on the outside looking in on a playoff spot right now after a fantastic start to the season that had them fighting ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: No Love in Philly
As the snow created havoc among the Northeast, the New York Islanders were trying to weather a different storm that has ravaged them as of late. That storm was a 5-9-2 December swoon and three straight losses being outscored 15-4. But now at the exact halfway point of the season ...
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