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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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 ...
Ten Reasons Why the Pittsburgh Penguins Will be Golfing Next Week
The Pittsburgh Penguins will lose to the New York Islanders if they do not make some sort of drastic change in the way that they are playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Since the start of the 2011-12 playoffs, when the Pens faced the Philadelphia Flyers, everyone has expected the Pens to play a hard-nosed ...
Penguins Must Adjust Despite 5-4 OT Win
In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a win is a win. It gets you one step closer to your ultimate goal. And now the Pittsburgh Penguins need just two more wins to reach the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the first time in three years thanks to a 5-4 overtime victory over the New York Islanders in ...
Islanders Return Home With Playoff Lessons Learned
The first two New York Islander playoff games of 2013 showed a young, inexperienced, nervous team play “the learning game.” While most people hate having to learn new things because it’s hard, it’s exhausting, you have to fall and sometimes be utterly embarrassed… like when I tried to learn to ice skate, drive, or use ...
Penguins Act Out Jekyll and Hyde in 4-3 Loss to Islanders
Nobody said that this would be easy. And the Pittsburgh Penguins certainly added to that theory on Friday night at Consol Energy Center. As I have said many times this past season, to anyone who would listen, this Penguins team is very Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One one hand, you have Dr. Jekyll, who ...
New York Islanders: Dangerous Underdog or Playoff Pretenders?
With the New York Islanders having secured a playoff berth for the first time since the last day of the 2006-2007 NHL regular season, hockey fans must be wondering how the upstart team will fare in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It has been an even two decades since the New York ...
TGIF DraftKings Musings: This Is No Goodbye
All that we ask for is a chance. That goes for anything in life. Few people gave the New York Islanders any hope or prayer in making the playoffs. Yet, it seemed like every single transaction helped. Sometimes you really cannot make this up if one even tried. DraftKings Noticed The Rising On Long Island All anyone ...
“We Want Playoffs”: Fan Chant Reflects Confidence In Islanders
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 ...
Are Josh Bailey and the New York Islanders Playoff Ready?
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.
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