IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
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 »The Week Ahead: Breaking Bad
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. The Islanders won’t be playing again till Saturday when ...
Read More »41 Shots From The Point
Welp, its hard to believe but the New York Islanders have reached midpoint of the 2017-18 season. With a record of 20-17-4 (44 points), the Isles find themselves on the outside looking in on a playoff spot right now after a fantastic start to the season that had them fighting ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: No Love in Philly
As the snow created havoc among the Northeast, the New York Islanders were trying to weather a different storm that has ravaged them as of late. That storm was a 5-9-2 December swoon and three straight losses being outscored 15-4. But now at the exact halfway point of the season ...
Read More »PTIsles: Episode 32 – Sound Tigers Play-by-Play Voice Alan Fuehring
In the latest episode of PTIsles, Joe Buono (@IslesBlog) and Alex “Buddy’ Peck (@BuddyGSN) talk with the play-by-play voice of the Islanders’ AHL affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Alan Fuehring. Alan Josh Ho-Sang’s attitude and progress since being sent down for the second time, the suddenly hot Michael Dal Colle, AHL ...
Read More »Ryan Pulock Was a Healthy Scratch Again, and That’s Okay
The Islanders engaged in a hard-fought skirmish with the Buffalo Sabres last night, an overtime win courtesy of Josh Bailey’s sublime assisting skills and a gorgeous goal by Mat Barzal. Ryan Pulock wasn’t part it. That his view of the game was from above ice level has seemingly usurped anything ...
Read More »Mathew Barzal; The Gift That Keeps on Giving
As the New York Islanders reach their holiday break, right after Mathew Barzal records his first NHL Hat Trick in their 5-2 victory over the Jets, we reflect on why Mathew Barzal is the gift that keeps on giving. When the New York Islanders selected Mathew Barzal with the ...
Read More »New York Islanders' Dangerous First Line
Here’s a list of the top 3 this season: Nikita Kucherov, John Tavares, and Josh Bailey. Two of these guys have something in common (three, if we’re talking about my fantasy team), they’re on the New York Islanders first line of death. The trio of John Tavares, Josh Bailey, and ...
Read More »PTIsles: Episode 31 – We're Coming Home
In this edition of PTIsles, Joe Buono (@IslesBlog) is joined by Newsday’s Jim Baumbach after he broke the story Tuesday afternoon that the Islanders have won the RFP to build a new arena for the team at Belmont Park. Joe and Jim discuss the monumental achievement of John Ledecky and ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Giving the Gift of Barclays
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. With the holiday season in full swing — and ...
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