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Christopher Lizza

I am a Long Island - New York City guy. I have been writing about Hockey and Baseball for almost 10 years now on the web. I am also part of the Vegas Hockey Podcast, which is now part of "The Hockey Writers" podcast network. I have been an Islanders fans since the early 80's. My goal is to bring insightful articles to everyone out there on the Islanders.

Will the Isles Survive Without Halak?

Christopher Lizza | March 11, 2016

Will the Isles survive without Halak? That is the question. This week, the New York Islanders had a very big win at the Barclays Center over the Pittsburgh Penguins, a 2-1…

Categories Islanders Goaltending, New York Islanders

Isles Still Have a Tough Road Ahead

Christopher Lizza | March 7, 2016

The New York Islanders are coming off a fantastic road trip. New York just finished a seven game trip where they went 6-1-0. In fact, the Islanders are 10-2-1 in…

Categories New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins

Isles Quiet at the Deadline

Christopher Lizza | March 1, 2016

Well the NHL trade deadline has come and gone and other than a very small deal with the Ottawa Senators (acquiring Shane Prince), Islanders general manger Garth Snow stood pat.…

Categories Islanders Management, Islanders Transactions, New York Islanders

Islanders Embark on Crucial Road Trip

Christopher Lizza | February 16, 2016

The New York Islanders embark on crucial road trip starting at the end of this week. Going into action on Tuesday, February 16th, New York finds themselves in third place…

Categories New York Islanders, Trade Deadline

Q&A with Hockeys Future on the Islanders Top Prospects

Christopher Lizza | February 13, 2016

Recently I had the privilege of doing a Q&A with Hockeys Future writer Christian Litscher on the New York Islanders’ prospect pool. For those die-hard NHL fans not following HockeysFuture.com,…

Categories Islanders Prospects, New York Islanders

Isles Must Look Within to Boost Scoring

Christopher Lizza | January 24, 2016

The New York Islanders’ season so far has been solid as the NHL All-Star break approaches. New York has 56 points and is in 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division. They trail…

Categories Islanders Management, New York Islanders

A Lot at Stake for the Isles

Christopher Lizza | January 10, 2016

So far this season the New York Islanders season can be viewed as either half full or half empty. From a half empty standpoint there has not been many points…

Categories Islanders History, Islanders Management

Islanders – Rangers, Collision Course for Playoffs

Christopher Lizza | December 29, 2015

It’s been a very long time since there has been a New York Islanders – New York Rangers playoff series. The last time it happened was the spring of 1994,…

Categories New York Islanders, New York Rangers

Islanders Top 10 Stats

Christopher Lizza | December 13, 2015

There  is a common theme looking at the New York Islanders team stats in the first part of the 2015-16 season. That theme is the number ten keeps popping up…

Categories New York Islanders

Isles Role Players, Difference Makers

Christopher Lizza | December 6, 2015

Going into action on December 5th the New York Islanders find themselves with a record of 15-8-4. They are tied for fifth in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues…

Categories New York Islanders

Islanders Need a Serious Wake-Up Call

Christopher Lizza | November 29, 2015

It’s time the New York Islanders stop hitting the snooze button on their alarm clocks and wake up. They have underachieved for the first quarter plus of the NHL season.…

Categories New York Islanders

Trading Hamonic, It’s Complicated

Christopher Lizza | November 22, 2015

The New York Islanders fan base was thrown a huge curve ball this past week. It became public that one of the Islanders most counted on blue liners, Travis Hamonic…

Categories New York Islanders
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