IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
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 »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 »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 ...
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 ...
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