The New York Islanders defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Tuesday, solidifying a 7-1-1 stretch over their last nine games. In this time, the trade deadline came and went, and so did the naysayers who didn’t believe this Islander team had the pieces to make a playoff run. With eight games remaining, the New York ...
Quick off the top of your head: when is the last time the New York Islanders were in a playoff position with three weeks left in the NHL season?
Okay, easier question: how many NHL playoff games has Josh Bailey played in?
It’s been a long time coming on Long Island, as the Islanders’ fans are well aware of, and they do indeed find themselves in the top 8 of the Eastern Conference as the lockout-shortened 2013 season draws to a close. It won’t be easy to clinch that elusive playoff berth as over their final ten games, six are on the road, including five straight to close out the schedule.
The Hard Working Spencers Have you ever noticed that man pacing a little too much at a children’s hockey game? The one getting worked up at a missed call or offside? The one yelling for the team to “wake up”, yelling at his own child for being out of position or passing up a chance ...
On Friday night the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance surprised their die-hard fans by curtly announcing on their website that they were calling it quits. It was a shock to a fan base of whom so many have cited that MCR’s music helped saved them at various key times in their lives. MCR’s biggest ...
“I tell ya, I don’t get no respect at all.” – Rodney Dangerfield The New York Islanders currently sit in the tenth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a record of 13-14-3, and the team has shown signs of maturation this season despite some porous play, but this article won’t focus that ...
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 ...
Justin Timberlake’s latest album The 20/20 Experience comes out on March 19th and already he has two smash singles off it and an upcoming arena tour with Jay-Z this summer. This comes off the heals of his fifth successful time hosting Saturday Night Live and after a few years spent blossoming his film acting career. The ...
With the Islanders having passed the halfway mark of the season, many hockey fans might not have expected to see New York three points out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Even though the Islanders have been inconsistent over their first 26 games of the season, they have shown an ability to play at a ...
The New York Islanders victory Sunday, March 3rd against the Senators may have been via a shoot out, but it was a much needed win at home, where they have been dreadful this season. This was the fourth game in a seven game home stand, and they had already lost the first three. The last ...
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 ...
