IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
I want to be optimistic like many of you. I want to believe Garth has something else in the works. That this is unfolding just the way he expected it to. I want to believe that it was time to move on from Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin ...
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 »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 »Buy, Sell or Hold – End of Regular Season Edition
Thomas Vitkowski is a CPA who is a panel member on CNBC’s Investor Round Table and former longtime Islanders Season Ticket Holder. NEW YORK ISLANDERS: BUY The Islanders had to play 22 games in 41 days to close the season and while they won the first 4 games, they went ...
Read More »Advance Like It's 1993 Shirts On Sale!
The It’s been 23 years, 23 years! since our beloved New York Islanders advanced in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 23 years since Dale Hunter cowardly laid out Pierre Turgeon after his series clinching goal at the Nassau Coliseum. 23 years since David Volek found the twine at 5:14 of OT in ...
Read More »Becoming Optimistic About Shane Prince in 48 Hours
I’m not going to pretend that I was familiar with Shane Prince’s two-way game or favorable Corsi stats. I’m not going to act like I knew that Shane Prince was a hockey player or even a real life person. I didn’t. If you did, good for you, you follow the rest of the NHL much more closely ...
Read More »Opinion: So what if the Barclays / Islanders Opt Out Story Is True?
By now, everyone has read or been told about Friday’s New York Post story: Islanders, Barclays eye escape clause to get out of Brooklyn. I have never seen so many media members collectively looking to trash an article as much as this one. I’ve seen the article written by Josh Kosman and Rich ...
Read More »PTIsles: Episode 15 – The Price Is Greiss
It’s PTIsles, the all Islanders panel discussion show discussing the latest news on and off the ice. In this edition, Joe Buono, Jesse Funk and Greg Niemzyck break down the goaltender controversy that is, but isn’t between Thomas Greiss and Jaro Halak, Who should start against the Capitals on Thursday? Later, ...
Read More »Yormark: Fans Will Hear "If You Know The Rangers…" on Monday
Get your vocal chords ready. Islanders fans weren’t happy and Brett Yormark knew it. Shortly after face-off last night, Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark determined replying to a complimentary tweet was the proper time and place to address our story that “If You’re Happy And You Know It” would no longer be ...
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