James Nichols
James is a hockey player turned journalist, covering the New York Islanders. James has covered the Islanders since 2015 with sites such as Islanders Insight and NYIslesBlog, and in addition; James writes as a fantasy hockey writer for FantraxHQ.
Author's Posts
Ranking the Islanders Jerseys
August 9th, 2020 For the most part, when you think of the New York Islanders sweaters, you really only think of the blue home and white road sweaters that have been around since the 1972-73 season (minus the names on the back). Since then, not much has changed on those uniforms, and honestly, that's a wonderful thing. The home and road uniforms...
Islanders' Third Line Gets Consistency & More With Pageau
July 26th, 2020 The New York Islanders' third line has been a black hole, a revolving door, a who's who of skaters since the beginning of the 2018-19 season. In the summer of 2018, general manager Lou Lamoriello signed center, Valtteri Filppula, to a one-year contract to fill the hole that was created when former captain, John Tavares, left for...
Islanders Sign and Extend KHL Star Ilya Sorokin
July 14th, 2020 It's finally happened. The New York Islanders have agreed to terms on a one-year, entry-level contract and a one-year contract extension with goaltender Ilya Sorokin. After selecting him in the third round of the 2014 NHL Draft, the "White Whale" is finally headed to Long Island after years of questioning whether he would cross the...
Lafrenière Would Solve a Few of the Islanders' Problems
June 30th, 2020 First, let’s address what some might be thinking; No, the New York Islanders should not tank at a chance for the first-overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Their goal should be to win the Stanley Cup. Glad we got that out of the way. As if 2020 couldn’t get any weirder, on June 26, the first Draft Lottery determined that...
Islanders' Pierre Turgeon Belongs in the Hall of Fame
June 25th, 2020 The Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2020 was named yesterday and all are worthy of entry. It's called the Hall of Fame, not the "Hall of Greatness." To be considered to enter the Hall, you should likely have been considered one of the best at your position during the time you spent in the league. Players like Jarome Iginla have at...
Some Islanders Return to the Ice during NHL's Phase 2
June 9th, 2020 The NHL has moved into Phase 2 of their Return to Play Plan, and with it, a few New York Islanders players hit the ice on Monday morning at Northwell Health Ice Center. Related: Top 10 Worst Mike Milbury Moves Among those players were Josh Bailey, Matt Martin, Cal Clutterbuck, and Thomas Greiss. Scott Mayfield, Devon Toews, and...
