IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
With the NHL trade deadline, a little less than two weeks away, the time for wheeling and dealing is upon us. In regards to the Islanders, this recent home point streak has moved them squarely out of the seller’s column and into the stand pat or even buyer’s column. With ...
Read More »Should the Isles move Calvin de Haan Before the Trade Deadline?
Calvin de Haan is having the most consistent season of his career – and his best. The 2009 12th overall pick never became the offensive play-making force fans had hoped, but after battling shoulder injuries early in his career he’s matured into a reliable and steady defenseman capable of playing ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Huge W vs Avs
The Islanders (24-19-10) come back to Brooklyn from a tough loss in Ottawa to take on the struggling Avalanche (15-35-2) Sunday night. It’s Berube vs Pickard in net tonight. A neutral zone turn over leads to Colborne getting passed the defense and makes a sweet move on Berube to put the ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Sens Control Isles
The Islanders (24-18-10) head up to Ottawa to take on the Senators (28-18-6) in an afternoon game on Saturday. Anderson’s return to the Sens since leaving in early December to be with his wife (cancer). 4:10 into the game, Mark Stone gets his 20th of the year by banking the ...
Read More »PTIsles: Episode 15 – Bailed Out
PTIsles is the all-Islanders panel discussion show hosted by Joe Buono (@islesblog) James Duffy (@twoturtleduffs) and Alex Peck (@buddypeck) The Starting Six: Isles/Flyers reaction Is Josh Bailey good? Off-season additions On Track Claude Julien Arena Uncertainty DP “Color” Analyst Prime Time Islander of the Week: James Duffy selects the best ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Big Victory on Broad Street
Who would have thought just a few weeks ago the Islanders would be playing their biggest game of the season tonight? Not many would have raised their hand, but yet here they were. Sitting three points out of the final wild card spot in the East, the Isles were in ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Six Goals vs The Six
The Islanders (22-18-10) host the Maple Leafs (24-17-9) Monday night in Brooklyn. Greiss with the start. 1:23 into the game, Strome lets a shot go from the slot on the rush and buries his own rebound to give the Isles an early lead. It wouldn’t last as our defensive zone struggles ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Hurricane Blows Through Brooklyn
The Islanders (22-18-9) host the Hurricanes (23-20-7) on Saturday night in Brooklyn. Berube with the start and at 10:07, Jacob Slavin puts a laser over his glove to open up the scoring. About 2 minutes later, a Seidenberg shot is defected by Lee in front to knot the score at 1. ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Stunned in Motown
As the Islanders have fought back into the mix for a playoff spot, the one question remained: Can begin to find success on the road? That question would be answered tonight, as the red-hot Isles were in Detroit for the only time this season against old teammate Frans Nielsen and ...
Read More »Buy, Sell or Hold: January Edition
An interesting month for the Islanders as they finally relieved Capuano of his coaching duties and Doug Weight led the Islanders to a 5-0-1 record to close out the month with impressive regulation wins versus Columbus, Montreal, and Washington (with Washington and Columbus being 1st and 2nd with the least ...
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