New York Islanders: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Last night, the New York Islanders’ magical run came to a halt, and in as heartbreaking a fashion as one could envision. But be proud, be excited.
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Author archives: Daniel Friedman
With Isles’ Season On the Line, Time for Nabokov to Shine
It has indeed come down to the wire, folks. All the hard work, the gutsy come-from-behind wins, the never-say-die performances, they have all led to this moment. For the New York Islanders, they need to win tomorrow night or else they’ll have to wait until October to get another shot. This has been a banner ...
Never Say Die: After Six Long Years, Islanders Finally Playoff-Bound
It’s been six years — six long years — since the New York Islanders made their last playoff appearance. To be more precise, it’s been six years and four days since their Game Five loss to the Buffalo Sabres on April 20, 2007; a loss that sent them packing and set in motion a sequence ...
New York Islanders Continue to Dazzle As Bailey, Hickey Continue to Grow
Red-hot. Scorching. Sizzling. Torrid. If you were looking for the adjectives that come closest to describing the New York Islanders over their last several games, those would be ‘em. The Isles have taken their fans on some kind of wild ride lately and everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon. As I tweeted the ...
New York Islanders: Team’s Core Lies Deeper than First Line
The New York Islanders are 5-2-1 in March, and a significant reason behind that has been the performances of some of the role players and the way they’ve stepped up. If I had to pick one term that best describes what the line of Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas and Colin McDonald has meant to the ...
New York Islanders Must Fire Jack Capuano to Take Next Step
It’s been six years since the New York Islanders last qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Isles have had five top-five draft selections, one of which was traded for a ninth-overall pick (Josh Bailey, 2008) in that span. This team and its fans have seen the inconceivable; be it a game in which the ...
Mythbusters: New York Islanders Edition
Things just never gets boring in Islander Country. Rick DiPietro was finally placed on waivers, marking the end of an era. The Isles wanted to give him one last hurrah and a shortened-season was the perfect situation for them to do so. DiPietro showed the front office and coaching staff all they needed to see ...
The Missing Ingredient: Young Islanders Show Tremendous Upside, Lack Consistency
Through the first six games of the 2011-12 season, the New York Islanders have three wins, three losses and a major issue on their hands. I can tell you, with absolute certainty, that those three losses did not stem from a shortage of talent. This Islander squad packs plenty of punch; they’re just not ...
In the Right Hands: Recent Events in Atlanta, Phoenix Speak Volumes of Wang’s Commitment to Isles
It has come to my attention that, over the last several months, there is a growing sentiment of Islander fans expressing frustration with team owner Charles Wang. Maybe he’s a more “hands on” owner than we’d like him to be, and perhaps we’ll never forgive him for waking up one morning with the idea to ...
“Let’s See How Far We’ve Come:” Islanders Rising, What’s Left to Be Done?
When the New York Islanders are back in playoff contention, the 2010-2011 season will be viewed as the turning point that catapulted them to upper echelons of the National Hockey League. You might argue that the roots of their recent success were planted back in 2004, when the franchise drafted Frans Nielsen, or perhaps with ...
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