IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
Let’s talk about Garth Snow. Yes, that Garth Snow: The man every Islander fan wished to never hear of again after June of 2018. It’s been just over three years since Snow was relieved of his GM duties, and over two years since he last worked for the organization in ...
Read More »Lou Needs to Trade, But What Can He Trade?
As we draw closer to the trade deadline, Islander fans and Isles Twitter have grown restless as they watch their team’s weaknesses be exposed during every game that isn’t against the Detroit Red Wings. The last trade the New York Islanders have made as of January 29th, 2020, was the ...
Read More »The Court Keeps Its Jester
Whether you agree (somebody does) or disagree with the decision to keep Garth Snow as the General Manager of the Islanders, this organization proved once again they can’t get anything right. They continue to be the laughing stock of the league. The national media and fans continue to view this ...
Read More »12 Years of Incompetence
The most talked about human being on any train heading to Brooklyn, website with the word “Isles” in it, and any fan wearing Blue and Orange for the past 3 years is the infamous Garth Snow. An entire trend on Twitter with the hashtag “SnowMustGo”, chants from passionate fans during ...
Read More »Why Doesn't Anyone Talk
Silence is the only sound that comes out of the Islander organization. While 30 other franchises handle their media obligation the Islanders treat them like an invading force. Even with the Isles collapsing over the previous few weeks, the front office has maintained radio silence. Yes, Doug Weight “talks” (or ...
Read More »I Can't Even Anymore
I don’t even know what to say any more about the Islanders. My original plan was to write about possible general managers for the Isles next season but what’s the point. Most people feel like Garth Snow will be back and this team will continue to be business as ...
Read More »Snow Was Right (Today)
Contrary to popular opinion, Garth Snow handled the deadline appropriately. Do not misunderstand, this does not mean he gets a passing grade for the season. Just making the playoffs would not be enough to change the opinion of this team. The fate of this team was sealed weeks ago. A mere three weeks ...
Read More »Garth Snow: The Cliff Notes
Starting with the 2001 NHL draft, the Islanders made plenty of franchised changing decisions. This was the summer when the Islanders (and Charles Wang) decided they were done being a bottom of the league team and were going to make a splash. They acquired Alexi Yashin and Michael Peca to ...
Read More »Waiting Is The Worst
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 ...
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