IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
Once again the New York Islanders found themselves off to a slow start in Game 3 vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. Going into both the second and third periods in Game 3, the Isles found themselves chasing the lead at the start of each period. When push came to shove in ...
Read More »Taub: The Islanders’ fourth line isn’t all the chatter going into the postseason
This first round series should feel a little different for an Islander fan. No it’s not that the team doesn’t have home ice, which they had back in 2019. Or that they’ll be without Anders Lee — whom they’ve had their past two postseason runs. Nor is it that only ...
Read More »Islanders have all the motivation now to mount a comeback
It seems as though it is the same storyline for the New York Islanders every time they’re in the playoffs. The Florida Panthers didn’t show up. John Carlson must have been playing hurt. The Philadelphia Flyers’ big guns weren’t motivated. Tampa Bay is too skilled. As the ultimate underdogs, the ...
Read More »Taub: Isles bent but didn't break and get themselves into the series with game three win
They could have broken. When Tampa’s Tyler Johnson tipped home a seeing-eye shot past Semyon Varlamov — whether you believe it was above or below the bar — to tie the game at three with 7:56 to go in regulation, you got that sick feeling in your stomach. That could ...
Read More »Cal Clutterbuck Back to Sparking Islanders
Although it’s come in an extremely small sample size, New York Islanders third-line forward Cal Clutterbuck has appeared to re-embrace the physical, agitational play he built his career on, which in turn reignited the rest of his game. Clutterbuck seemed to abandon his hallmark, “do something” attitude in favor of ...
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 ...
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