Dan Bylsma… The Best Coach in the NHL Brady Smith | March 13, 2014 NHL coaches start taking a lot of heat this time of year. Past failures are brought to the surface and the skeptics begin doing what they do best… But let…
The Importance of the Empty Netter Brady Smith | February 24, 2014 Hockey is a unique sport. There isn’t another sport (maybe with the exception of Soccer) where you can take a player off the playing surface and add an attacker. But…
Who Will Carry Your Country’s Flag at The Opening Ceremony in Sochi? Brady Smith | January 13, 2014 It’s no secret that being selected to compete for your home country in the olympics is an honor that many will never have. However, it is even more of an…
Road Warriors: NY Islanders Having Success on The Road Brady Smith | January 9, 2014 Don’t look now, but the New York Islanders are putting a nice little streak of road victories together. https://twitter.com/IslandersPride/status/420746931493961728 And there’s reason to be excited. The Islanders, for the first…
Okposo Gets The Short End of the Olympic Stick Brady Smith | January 1, 2014 The 25-man roster has been named and Kyle Okposo isn’t on it. And New York Islanders fans are very unhappy about it, as they should be. Okposo is having arguably…
Grabner Scores, Isles Win. No Questions Asked. Brady Smith | December 28, 2013 It’s no surprise that the New York Islanders have been a disappointment to their fans thus far this season. After 38 games, they find themselves in last place of the…
How Can the Islanders be 9 Points Out of a Playoff Spot? Brady Smith | December 26, 2013 Nearly half way into the 2013-2014 NHL season and the New York Islanders find themselves just 9 points out of the automatic playoff spot that will go to the top…
Islanders Remember the Reason for the Season Brady Smith | December 19, 2013 It’s easy to forget that professional athletes are people, just like you and I. As sports fans, writers, and analysts, we all are quick to be very hard on athletes…
Where Have the New York Islanders Special Teams Gone? Brady Smith | December 17, 2013 Hockey is a game that is very multifaceted. It’s much more than just putting a puck into a net; it takes many talents and many different strategies to be successful…
Why Tonight is a Must Win for the Islanders Brady Smith | December 14, 2013 When a team has just 9 wins and find themselves in last place of their division, fans may think it’s silly to call one particular game a “must win.” But…
What You Need To Know About Ryan Strome Brady Smith | December 13, 2013 It’s not often that an NHL club calls up their top prospect, flies him across the country, and then decides to scratch him a few hours before his heralded NHL…
What’s Missing for the New York Islanders? Brady Smith | December 12, 2013 It took the Islanders five tries in December to find a win and snap a 10 game losing streak. This is the same team that had a series tied 2-2…