The New York Islanders are very fortunate to have a superman on their roster. John Tavares is everything the Islanders could have wished for since they drafted him first overall in 2009. There is another player on the horizon for the Islanders where expectations are soaring. Mathew Barzal is knocking on the Islanders door. Unlikely […]

The New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow has had a busy off-season. He signed unrestricted free agents Andrew Ladd, Jason Chimera, and P.A. Parenteau. In addition, he inked restricted free agents Casey Cizikas, Shane Prince, Alan Quine, Scott Mayfield, and J.F. Berube. Everyone is signed except Ryan Strome. So what’s going on between the […]

Ever since the New York Islanders left Long Island, the entire fan base, and most residents have been hoping for a return. To put it mildly, it seemed like a long shot. Even with the new ownership group of Scott Malkin and Jonathan Ledecky, the talk of moving the team back to Long Island was […]

The New York Islanders had a number of key unrestricted and restricted free agents this off-season. General manager Garth Snow still has to sign RFA Ryan Strome. New York has changed the mix of their roster this summer. The Islanders 2017 free agent situation and beyond brings critical decisions to the organization. 2017 RFAs This […]

Going into this past season, most hockey observers felt the New York Islanders’ biggest strength was their depth in scoring. In 2014-15, the Islanders finished fourth in the league averaging 2.99 goals per game. However, this was an area New York struggled with at times this past season finishing with a ranking of 11th and 2.77 […]

New York enters the off-season with a unique dilemma known as the Islanders goalie triangle. The Islanders have three goalies who can play at the NHL level. Something has to give for the Isles regarding Jaroslav Halak, Thomas Greiss, and J.F. Berube. Jaroslav Halak Halak has been a number one netminder in the NHL for […]

Well we are now into the off-season for the New York Islanders. The Islanders have three key free agents who become unrestricted on July 1st. New York has to make critical decisions regarding Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin. Do they re-sign them or does general manager Garth Snow look for answers elsewhere? Matt […]

There is no doubt the New York Islanders Game 3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning is a tough pill to swallow. They were 38.4 seconds away from taking a two games to one lead in the series. But Tampa’s Nikita Kucherov changed all that. The Islanders have no choice but to bounce back. If […]

After Game 6 Sunday Night at Barclays Center between the New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers, you could hear all over Long Island and Brooklyn “Yes, Yes, Yes.” The infamous streak of 23 years of not winning a playoff series is over for the Islanders organization. To put it into perspective the last time […]

Somehow, someway the New York Islanders have a 2-1 series lead over the Florida Panthers. The Islanders have to feel a bit fortunate to be up in this series because overall the Panthers have had the edge in play in the first three games. However, some big saves by Thomas Greiss, special teams and incredible resilience […]

After last Saturday’s humiliating 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the New York Islanders were asking themselves some very difficult questions. The biggest being if would they will make the playoffs. This was a turning point in the Islanders’ season. After the game, captain John Tavares had some very choice words for himself and the […]

With two weeks left in the regular season, there is a lot on the line for the New York Islanders. The way this season ends for the Islanders will have a major impact on how they move forward regarding their coach, general manager and roster. At bare minimum, the Isles need to win a playoff series (which […]

It’s hard to believe that there are roughly three weeks left of the regular season. Despite their recent strong record the New York Islanders have not secured anything yet. On the one hand the Islanders are just three points behind the New York Rangers with two games in hand to move up to the number two […]

The New York Islanders are coming off a fantastic road trip. New York just finished a seven game trip where they went 6-1-0. In fact, the Islanders are 10-2-1 in their last thirteen games. However, they still have a tough road ahead of them. March is Lion Not a Lamb The expression is March comes in […]

Well the NHL trade deadline has come and gone and other than a very small deal with the Ottawa Senators (acquiring Shane Prince), Islanders general manger Garth Snow stood pat. Was this the right course of action for the New York Islanders? Trade call is done: #Isles get F Shane Prince and a 2016 7th […]

The New York Islanders embark on crucial road trip starting at the end of this week. Going into action on Tuesday, February 16th, New York finds themselves in third place in the Metropolitan division, which of course is an automatic entry into the playoffs. However, they are just one point ahead of the Devils, two […]

Recently I had the privilege of doing a Q&A with Hockeys Future writer Christian Litscher on the New York Islanders’ prospect pool. For those die-hard NHL fans not following HockeysFuture.com, this must become part of your weekly hockey reading. Without further ado, here is my interview: Overall how would you break down the Islanders’ system, […]

It’s time the New York Islanders stop hitting the snooze button on their alarm clocks and wake up. They have underachieved for the first quarter plus of the NHL season. Going into Saturday’s action on November 28th, New York has a record of 11-8-4 (26 Points). The first two months of the season for the […]

The New York Islanders fan base was thrown a huge curve ball this past week. It became public that one of the Islanders most counted on blue liners, Travis Hamonic requested a trade before the start of the season due to personal reasons regarding a family issue. Hamonic is on record stating this has nothing […]

Last year, all NHL fans saw a dramatic change in the lottery process. For 2016, the draft lottery will now expand to the second and third overall picks, as well as for the first pick in the draft. The last few years, non-playoff teams have dropped a spot in the draft depending upon who won […]