Tag Archives: New York Islanders

When Islanders’ general manager Lou Lamoriello made the trade for J.G. Pageau at the trade deadline, it was a mixed bag of emotions to all in the world of hockey. Pageau was Long Island bound, while the Ottawa Senators received a conditional 2020 first-round pick, a 2020 second-round pick, and ...

Jaroslav Halak went down. Five years ago, the Islanders were playing a pivotal game in early March against the Pittsburgh Penguins. At the time, the Isles were positioning themselves for the stretch run on their way to a second consecutive postseason. Late in the third — after Anders Lee gave ...

If you’ve watched the Islanders this postseason, all the talk has been about how they’ve excelled at running all four lines and it amounts to success. But there have been times — not often but some — where all four of Barry Trotz’s units aren’t going at the same speed. ...

The Islanders have been good in the playoffs in many facets. Their defensive structure, goaltending, dominant play at 5-on-5 and offensive production, are just some that come to mind. Their resiliency though? That’s on another level. Even in falling to the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime yesterday afternoon in game ...

At the trade deadline this year, Islanders’ general manager Lou Lamoriello knew his team was ailing. The Isles had lost top-pairing d-man Adam Pelech a month earlier to what would have been a season-ending leg injury. They had been without Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck, two thirds of one of ...

Man, can a lot change in just two days. On Wednesday, the Isles missed out on an opportunity to sweep their best-of-five qualifying round against the Florida Panthers. They fell by a score of 3-2. Mathew Barzal, the team’s most important forward, played his worst game of the series, generating ...

The Islanders were unable to close out their series with the Florida Panthers earlier today falling 3-2. One of the underlying factors — besides the self-inflicted mistakes, missed opportunities and inability to stop the Panthers’ power play — was the missing presence of the first line. In particular, Mathew Barzal. ...

The one thing the Islanders have been known for since Barry Trotz took over as head coach two years ago is being resilient. It’s the mantra the club lives and dies by. And it was on display once again earlier this afternoon when they took a 2-0 series lead in ...

The Islanders know that if they are going to advance to the second round, they are going to need contributions from all four forward lines. Yesterday, it was the second and third lines which led the charge in the team’s 2-1 victory over the Panthers in game one of their ...

As the Islanders get set to begin their chase for Stanley Cup this Saturday, a big opportunity is out there for several forwards to step up. It’s been beaten to death how inconsistent the club’s offense was in the regular season following the 17-game point streak. Need I remind you ...