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Harvard’s Jimmy Vesey, the Hobey Baker Award Winner and most coveted college free agent in recent memory has been receiving the full-court press from New York Rangers celebrity “fans” trying to woo the 23 year-old to sign with the Blueshirts. While the Islanders front office and Captain John Tavares were ...
Read More »Thank You, Kyle
Kyle Okposo thanked the New York Islanders fans in a post on the Players’ Tribune. This offseason, the free agent signed a seven-year, $42 million deal to become a member of the Buffalo Sabres, ending his nine-year career with the Islanders. New York selected Okposo seventh overall in the 2006 ...
Read More »John Tavares Wants To Stay With the Islanders, Disputes Toronto Rumors
Oh Captain, my Captain. John Tavares went on Toronto’s SportsNet 590 The Fan to discuss, of all things, Toronto Blue Jays baseball. The conversation quickly turned from “Joey Bats” and Melvin Upton Jr. to more pressing matters for New York Islanders fans: what will happen on July 1, 2018. Tavares is slated ...
Read More »Islanders Re-Sign Eric Boulton To One-Year Deal
The New York Islanders have re-signed Eric Boulton, a 39-year old veteran winger, to a one-year two-way deal. As his agent posted earlier, Eric Boulton has agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with #Isles. Turns 40 next month. — Arthur Staple (@StapeAthletic) July 22, 2016 Though Boulton played in a ...
Read More »IslesBlog Podcast: Bloomberg's Scott Soshnick Addresses News of Islanders Considering Queens
On Thursday, Bloomberg’s Scott Soshnick broke news of Jon Ledecky and Scott Malkin speaking with the New York Mets about erecting a new arena adjacent to Citi Field in Queens. Last week at a Town Hall with fans, Ledecky when asked about the Barclays opt-out said he was ‘committed to ...
Read More »Suggestion Box: Ideas, Not Rants, for the Islanders Owners
At last Thursday’s Town Hall with fans, Jon Ledecky joked (we think) about building a huge suggestion box at Barclays Center for fans to stuff before, during and after games. Now, the new Islanders owner may not do that, but he did have a staff member jotting ideas on a ...
Read More »Islanders Have Work To Do After Things Don't Go As Planned
I want to be optimistic like many of you. I want to believe Garth has something else in the works. That this is unfolding just the way he expected it to. I want to believe that it was time to move on from Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin ...
Read More »Some Days Are Only Just Okay
The new era in Islanders history that began today with a whimper. The Islanders are not a better team today, but they are not as bad as some will think. They replaced Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielson, and Matt Martin with Andrew Ladd and Jason Chimera. For a off season that ...
Read More »Black Wednesday Comes to Barclays
http://i.imgur.com/nv9hR03.mp4 After the first round of the NHL draft last week, when Garth Snow failed to trade picks to help make up for the impending losses of Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin in free agency, many Islanders fans were already prepared to hit the panic button on the ...
Read More »The Nassau Coliseum Reborn In A Backyard
You miss the Coliseum. I miss the Coliseum. We all miss the Coliseum. Maybe you wave when you drive passed it on Hempstead Turnpike. Maybe you purchased two worn out seats that you keep in the basement. Maybe you still wear your “It Happened At The Coliseum” shirt to bed ...
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