IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
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 »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 »Six of One; Half A Dozen Of The Other
After being pleasantly surprised throughout the first two months of the season, once the calendar turned to December the Isles have played like the team many experts thought they would. The outstanding play of the top six forwards allowed the Islanders to rise towards the top of the Metro. Outside ...
Read More »Jan. 2nd: Joe Lisi Talking National Championship With Jake Wimberly On 105.9 The Zone ESPN Radio Jackson,MS
The Week Ahead: Resolutions and Rivalries
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. Happy New Year Islanders Country. It’s been an interesting ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: A Chill In The Air
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. Merry Christmas Isles fans. The Christmas break couldn’t have ...
Read More »The NHL Data Revolution Is Coming
During the Board of Governors meetings last week Gary Bettman brought up how the NHL is working on tracking players and equipment while on the ice, and hopes to have the technology in place by 2019. This will open up the door for a true statistical revolution in hockey. While ...
Read More »Kelly Pavlik Interview: “I was relentless”
By Scoop Malinowski Scoop Malinowski: Hi Kelly. It’s great to see you here (at Madison Square Garden at Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux press conference). I still remember running over to you right after the face off with Taylor at the final New York City press conference and asking you what you ...
Read More »My Comments to Empire State Development
With comments being open until 6pm Monday (as per Stafanie Dazio of Newsday) I took the opportunity to provide some comments on the Islanders bid to make Belmont their home. To Whom It May Concern First, I would like to thank you for taking the time to discuss this issue ...
Read More »Obviously Everyone Likes OEL (and he's the perfect fit)
It is being speculated that Oliver Eckman-Larsson will be on the trade block this winter. Surprisingly there has been debate as to whether the Islanders need to look at acquiring the defenseman from Arizona. As Larry Brooks brought up in his column, this is the time for the Isles to ...
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