IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
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 »Dunnigan: Islanders vs Penguins: A Series New, Not 2019 Déjà vu
Sports fans have a tendency to look to the past to draw hope for the future. With the New York Islanders set to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, many fans have already started to look to the Isles 2019 sweep of the Pens.Islanders’ ...
Read More »The 1980-81 Islanders: The Regular Season (Part 2)
(Second of a six-part series commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Stanley Cup Champions: part one is here) The 1980-81 NHL season offered the Islanders a chance to answer the question posed of any champion: could they repeat? Freed from years of whispers about choking and collapsing, and with ...
Read More »Watling: Islanders fail to ice 20-goal scorer this season
For the second time in the history of the Islanders’ franchise, the team failed to skate at least one 20-goal scorer. Brock Nelson, who led the team in tallies, came up two short in the 56-game shortened season. This apparent offensive struggle has hindered the entire team this season, as ...
Read More »Greenberg: Breaking Down the Isles Round One Opponents
With the playoffs a week away, the only thing we know for sure is the Islanders will not have home-ice advantage in the first round. The fourth seed in the division is all but assured at this point, but the top three teams in the East are still battling it ...
Read More »Zella: Islanders Soul Searching as Playoffs Near
Watching the New York Islanders over the last three games has been a chore. Three straight losses to non-playoff teams are just the cherry on top of their play over the last month. As if that’s not bad enough, the Islanders have won just four games in regulation since April ...
Read More »Dunnigan: For Struggling Islanders Rest Could Be Saving Grace
The good news is the New York Islanders are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The bad news is the Isles are in the midst of their worst stretch of hockey this season. Entering the playoffs, you always want to be hitting your stride, so understandably Islanders’ fans are panicking. ...
Read More »Mandell: Islanders goaltending makes them dangerous heading into the playoffs
It isn’t a secret that the New York Islanders haven’t been playing their best hockey of late. They have struggled to score goals and haven’t looked like the team fans have grown accustomed to seeing under head coach Barry Trotz. That being said, the Islanders are still a respectable 6-7-1 ...
Read More »Taub: Kyle Palmieri will be judged by how he performs in the playoffs
Lou Lamoriello had one objective at trade deadline last month: get his team better for the playoffs. After all, wasn’t that the main goal? Take away the dynamic of captain Anders Lee being sidelined till next season; the Islanders have Stanley Cup aspirations. So you can’t blame the Isles g.m. ...
Read More »Simpson: More Cause for Concern with the Islanders
The past seven days of the Islanders’ schedule served as a rude reminder of the ups and downs of an NHL season. Recoiling from two disappointing losses to Washington that all but closed a run at the division championship, the Isles bounced back with two solid shutout wins against the ...
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