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 ...
If you’d have told me two weeks ago that the Pittsburgh Penguins would be lucky to have a 2-1 series lead over the New York Islanders going into Tuesday’s game, I’d have suggested you need a trip to the quiet room to get your head checked out. But here we are. The problem isn’t that ...
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 ...
With only a handful of games remaining in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins pretty much have the first seed in the Eastern Conference locked up. And while it’s important for the team to maintain focus and stay sharp going into the playoffs, it’s not too early for those of us on the outside to ...
In what many are classifying as a case of Gary Bettman attempting to kill the golden goose, the NHL has reportedly decided to go ahead with a plan to add five more outdoor games to the schedule for the 2013-14 season. In addition to the 2014 Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium between the Maple Leafs ...
While it may seem like a shock to some, we all saw it coming. We saw it coming from a mile away. The Flyers were for the lack of a better word unprepared for the 2012-13 season. While the personnel on defense and the turnover with some of the forwards was concern enough, there are ...
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 ...
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 ...
With the trade deadline just a mere five days away, one looming question hangs over the entire St. Louis Blues fan-base: will General Manager Doug Armstrong make a trade that significantly and immediately changes the current roster? While a team like the Pittsburgh Penguins are making trades to acquire all-star caliber talent for this year’s ...
For six seasons, I have been one of Danny Briere’s biggest supporters. While others complained about how he was a defensive liability, or how he was too small, there was little doubt in my mind that he had the tools to remain effective in the National Hockey League. During his tenure in Philadelphia, Briere’s regular ...
