IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
In a year where so many were so sure Garth Snow would trade his pick and try to add to a roster losing Kyle Okposo and possibly Frans Nielsen, the Islanders GM didn’t move up or down. He stayed put at #19 and selected forward Keiffer Bellows in the 2016 ...
Read More »Islander Draft Redo's
When it comes to being a successful organization the first step is drafting correctly. Years of bad drafts can set a team back years. There is no better example than the New York Islanders. After winning their first series in 23 seasons they are the poster-child for bad decisions at ...
Read More »Islanders Trade Targets: Hall, JVR, Sedin Brothers and More
In addition to free agency the trade market is about to open up for the Islanders as the summer approaches. They have limited draft choices after moving both their second, third, and fifth round selections. In addition to these selections they do have a depth of talent that may be ...
Read More »Hall, Yes? Yes? Yes?
Starting at about 10 PM on June 20, the dark recesses of NHL trade rumor twitter sprung to life on two coasts. Islander fans and Oiler fans both struggled to figure out whether, and to what extent, a freelance hockey writer from Boston might be right about a blockbuster deal ...
Read More »Snow Wishes Kyle The Best: Here are his Best 5 Moments as an Islander
I’m sure we’ve all heard about it by now, but Kyle Okposo will not be returning to the New York Islanders next season. GM Garth Snow sent his well wishes to Okposo and his family earlier this morning in an interview on Sirius XM NHL radio. Okposo who was drafted ...
Read More »On Sale! Make The Isles Great Again!
This off-season is gonna be YUUUGGGEEE! Jon Ledecky and Scott Malkin are about to take office, I mean ownership of the New York Islanders. They are going to build a TREMENDOUS team and get the New York Rangers to pay it for it!!! We already have John Tavares, he’s actually a ...
Read More »The 5 Hole Playoff Edition: Season Struck Down
It was win or go home for the Islanders earlier this afternoon. The team knew they had there backs against the wall, and the thought was that they were going to leave it out all on the ice no matter what the scoreboard said. That was not the case, as ...
Read More »The 5 Hole Playoff Edition: Backs to The Wall
It’s been three nights since the Isles had a golden opportunity to go up 2-1 in their best of seven series with the Lightning, and tonight was a must win for the team knowing they could be backs against the wall Sunday afternoon down in Tampa. The entire team was ...
Read More »The 5 Hole Playoff Edition: Can't Be Bailed Out
They never said that the day of having your first second round home game in 23 years would be this interesting, but in Islanders Country, it’s almost expected. Leading up to game three tonight, the organization got more than it could ask for in terms of radio, and talk on ...
Read More »The 5 Hole Playoff Edition: Tough Time in Tampa
This afternoon, the New York Islanders had a chance to do something that the franchise hasn’t done since the dynasty days: Take a 2-0 series lead in the playoffs. After stealing home and ice with a solid game one victory, the Isles were back on the ice for game two ...
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