By now many Islanders fans have heard news of Rick DiPietro being waived, but that doesn’t mean that some aren’t questioning what the move will do for the team in the long run. In all likelihood, DiPietro will clear waivers and spend the rest of the 2013-2014 hockey season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of ...
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 New York Islanders are 2-2 since snapping their 5 game regulation losing streak. The two wins came off a 4-3 defeat of rival New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in a shoot out, and featured a come from behind push by the Islanders in the 2nd period. Their next game, they handedly defeated the ...
After suffering a 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers life couldn’t get much worse for the New York Islanders. Or could it? Shortly after being drubbed by the Flyers, the Islanders learned that Brian Strait suffered a broken ankle, an injury that will keep him out of the New York lineup for ...
On a team with players such as superstar John Tavares and perennial 30 goal scorer Matt Moulson, its easy to forget about a player like Frans Nielsen. At 28-years old the Danish born staker has never led the team in scoring or made an all-star team. However, after Moulson and Tavares, Nielsen may be the the Islanders’ ...
What follows is a closer, gritty look, at the New York Islanders season from Sunday, February 3rd to Monday February 11th. The following events may not be suitable for some readers, especially those Islander fans who were walking on proverbial sunshine just a week prior. You have been warned. …And just like that the optimism ...
One-fourth of the regular season is over, and for the Isles, it’s been rough. The Isles were expected to make some improvements since finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season but actually exceeded expectations early on (very early on) with big wins against Tampa Bay and Toronto. The team looked serious about ...
Recap On Saturday, January 19 the Sound Tigers took on the Binghamton Senators. John Persson started off scoring for the Sound Tigers with a power play goal in the first and Sean Backman extended the lead when he scored early in the second. The Senators recovered and made the score 2-1 with a Cole ...
It is not just the players that have been affected by the NHL lockout. Officials have already handed out five-minute majors and game misconducts, while the league, most notably disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan, have thrown the book at some players, resulting in fines and suspensions. With any punishment (or lack thereof) comes scrutiny and deliberation from ...
If you’re reading this, chances are you probably are aware of who John Tavares is, but how well do you know his game? How well do you know the impact he is having on the New York Islanders on a day-in, day-out basis? At the end of their recent five-game road trip (3-1-1) in New ...
