Takes

Let’s talk about Garth Snow. Yes, that Garth Snow: The man every Islander fan wished to never hear of again after June of 2018. It’s been just over three years since Snow was relieved of his GM duties, and over two years since he last worked for the organization in ...

Finishing off the Pittsburgh Penguins in round one, Islander fans were excited to shout “We want Boston!” Boston fans took to Twitter to quickly laugh at this chant believing that they would sweep the Islanders easy. Even statistics weren’t favoring the Isles any and it looked to be stacked odds ...

Within the first few minutes of game six starting on Wednesday night, you could feel it. You could feel it when Ryan Pulock let that first clapper go 13 seconds in on Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask. You could feel it when Adam Pelech laid a big hit (some thought it ...

The New York Islanders are one win away from a rematch with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Regardless of what happens going forward, the Islanders have, once again, defied the skeptics, the haters, the pundits.  How have they done it? A power ...

One of the most pleasant surprises of Game 5 was that the Islanders spread their scoring throughout their lineup. Although the media has rightly highlighted Mathew Barzal’s renewed offensive success, through the first four games of the series only Barzal, Kyle Palmieri, J.G. Pageau, and Casey Cizikas had scored more ...

Although the New York Islanders couldn’t ignore the absence of captain Anders Lee, Kyle Palmieri stepped up and filled the hole on offense. Since the Islanders acquired Palmieri just before the trade deadline, Barry Trotz placed him on the third line alongside Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Oliver Wahlstrom/Travis Zajac. It took ...

The Islanders found themselves in familiar territory down 2-1 in their second round series to the Boston Bruins. Underdogs coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss in game three at home with the fat lady warming up. Brad Marchand’s overtime-winning goal looked like a series-defining goal. The Bruins may have expected ...

For a moment it felt like Anthony Beauvillier was going to be the GOAT on Monday evening. And no, not the good kind. Right off the bat to start a critical Game 5, the Islanders found themselves behind once again to the Bruins with Beauvillier being the culprit. He was ...

The New York Islanders entered game five in an even 2-2 series with the Boston Bruins on Monday night. Being on the road at TD Garden, the Islanders most definitely felt the intensity of Boston’s fans and knew that their opponents would feed off their energy. Coming out of Game ...

Ryan Pulock and Adam Pelech have mastered the art of stopping breakaways, blocking shots and shutting down key offensive plays for the Islanders. Throughout the second-round series against the Boston Bruins, the dynamic duo continues to prove themselves as the most elite defenseman pair in the league.  Matching up with ...