Last night, the New York Islanders played their 30th game of the season. And from this blogger’s perspective, it still hard to pinpoint what exactly this team is. The Isles record through the first 30 contests sits at 14-12-4. Technically they are over .500 from a wins-loss perspective, but combine ...
Read More »Brasqo: The Sky Is Not Falling – Isles In The Mix
A quarter of the way through the 2018-2019 NHL season, and the New York Islanders aren’t the laughing stock of the league – they’re a playoff contender. With the majority of Americans officially closing the doors on the Thanksgiving holiday – we uncover the time of year in the NHL ...
Read More »Brasqo: Slow And Steady Wins The Race – Nine Games In
Nine games in the books, and we’re starting to get a pretty good idea on what the New York Islanders are going to be all about this season. Standing at 4 wins, 4 losses, and 1 overtime loss – the Isles have shown both the highs and lows of completely ...
Read More »Brasqo: And, We're Off – Isles Look To Progress
And, we’re off – both figuratively, and well, literally. With a good four day chunk of off-time for the boys in blue and orange, the team looks to build upon what it’s established. Three games into the season… I’ll cut you off at the pass before the hate mail ...
Read More »Ten Questions To Be Answered By The Islanders This Season
The mere second after John Tavares scored in overtime in Detroit to end the regular season just six months ago, the first thing that came to mind for New York Islanders players, fans, and the organization as a whole was what would the future look like. Six months later, that ...
Read More »What To Watch For: Islanders Training Camp Edition by Rob Taub
It’s been an emotion-filled summer, but the 2018-19 season is finally ready to kick off for the New York Islanders. The Isles will open training camp tomorrow morning for the first time without John Tavares and under the new regime of general manager Lou Lamoriello and head coach Barry Trotz. ...
Read More »Brasqo: Rulings And Numbers And Hairs, Oh My
Like it or not, Lou’s Rules are in full-effect. Joy-O’-Joy. With the majority of players beginning to report for training camp, the season is finally within spitting distance. And, unless you’ve been living under a rock as of late, or have decided to just avoid all news Isles related altogether ...
Read More »New Culture, Accountability, Captaincy, Breakout Players for the Islanders
Well, here we are just 51 (Frans Nielsen) days from the puck to drop on the 2018-19 season. The offseason was interesting for sure, to say the least. Don’t worry this isn’t another article about pajama boy because we are all sick of hearing about him (except leafs fans of ...
Read More »Ranking the Isles Revamped Prospect Pool
We are now just two months away from the start of the 2018-19 season. You could feel the tense but exciting feeling amongst the New York Islander faithful, and for good reason. While a new regime now running the organization headlined by Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz are poised to ...
Read More »It’s Now or Never for Brock Nelson
Brock Nelson’s tenure as a New York Islander has reached a critical point. The Islanders and Nelson avoided going to next weeks’ arbitration period yesterday after the two sides agreed to a one year deal worth $4.25 million dollars. It’s a nice increase from the $3.5 million qualifying offer that ...
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