Chris Hennessy

Islanders’ Early Struggles Leading to Unnecessary Panic

Chris Hennessy | October 29, 2022

The New York Islanders are off to a poor start. With four wins in eight games — two against Western Conference teams with no playoff aspirations — they are near…

Islanders’ Goaltending Rotation in 2022-23 & Beyond

Chris Hennessy | October 24, 2022

Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov were among the best goaltending tandems in the league in 2021-22, with 52 games started by Sorokin and 29 by Varlamov. The team gave up…

Islanders’ Chances at Major Awards in 2022-23

Chris Hennessy | October 18, 2022

In recent years, players and coaches from the New York Islanders have won a couple of the NHL’s major individual awards at the end of the season. Mathew Barzal’s Calder…

Islanders Ink Barzal to Maybe the Most Crucial Deal in Team History

Chris Hennessy | October 13, 2022

On Monday, Mathew Barzal signed an 8-year, $73.2 million contract extension with the New York Islanders. On the surface, it looks like a standard piece of business – sign a…

Islanders’ 3 Best Contracts for 2022-23

Chris Hennessy | September 22, 2022

Most league-wide analysts have the New York Islanders’ cap sheet ranked among the worst in the league. Long-term deals to Kyle Palmieri and Casey Cizikas look like poor value after…

Islanders Fans Don’t Need to fear Tavares Repeat with Barzal

Chris Hennessy | September 13, 2022

This season, star center Mathew Barzal is entering the final year of the three-year bridge deal he signed with the New York Islanders before the 2020-21 season. Barzal holds a…

New EA Sports Cover Shows Growth for Game, Sport

Chris Hennessy | September 2, 2022

Every summer, video game giant Electronic Arts (EA) Sports presents the athlete who will be featured on the cover of their NHL video game; Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, P.K. Subban,…

Islanders’ Defensive Future Following Dobson & Romanov Deals

Chris Hennessy | August 25, 2022

Finally, Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov have signed their restricted free agent (RFA) contracts for the 2022-23 season. In classic Lou Lamoriello fashion, these deals were announced over a month…

Islanders Well Represented at 2022 World Junior Championship

Chris Hennessy | August 8, 2022

It’s not the day after Christmas, but the 2022 World Junior Championship begins this week after its sudden postponement in December. As usual, the major hockey countries have filled out…

Islanders Not Being Helped by Lamoriello’s Secrecy

Chris Hennessy | August 2, 2022

As the offseason trudges on into August, the New York Islanders still have not made a move in free agency to impact their roster. The trade for Alexander Romanov at…

Islanders Should Pursue RFAs Crouse, Sandin, Zadina & Roy

Chris Hennessy | July 29, 2022

A few weeks back I penned my first THW article about who the New York Islanders should go after in restricted free agency outside of the big fish in Matthew…

Islanders Would Be a Great Landing Spot for Matthew Tkachuk

Chris Hennessy | July 20, 2022

Matthew Tkachuk and the Calgary Flames are headed for arbitration. This is the first step in him receiving a new contract for next season and with Johnny Gaudreau now on…