Halak’s World Cup Play a Win-Win for the Islanders Noel Fogelman | September 21, 2016 Reports of Jaroslav Halak’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The Islanders goaltender, who has not played an NHL game since suffering a groin injury on March 8 against the Pittsburgh…
Islanders Sign Christopher Gibson Dustin L. Nelson | August 15, 2016 The New York Islanders announced Monday that they have come to terms on a one-year contract extension for goaltender Christopher Gibson. Contract details were not disclosed, though The Hockey News’…
The Islanders Future in Net Christopher Lizza | July 15, 2016 The New York Islanders have many prospects to get excited about. Mathew Barzal, Michael Dal Colle and 2016 1st round pick Kiefer Bellows give the Islanders a very bright future.…
What Will the Islanders do With Jaroslav Halak? James Harding | June 24, 2016 The Islanders and their fans know how important this offseason is for the team. No one knows this more than GM Garth Snow. Snow has a tall order on his…
Islanders Have No Choice But to Bounce Back Christopher Lizza | May 4, 2016 There is no doubt the New York Islanders Game 3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning is a tough pill to swallow. They were 38.4 seconds away from taking a…
Halak or no Halak, Islanders must stick with Greiss Will Burchfield | April 30, 2016 Isn’t it amazing how quickly fan sentiment can change in the NHL playoffs? Isn’t it fascinating how drastically one’s reputation can rise or fall? Just two weeks ago, Islanders’ fans…
Islanders Young Goaltending Core Grows With Eamon McAdam Noel Fogelman | March 24, 2016 The Islanders signed Penn State goaltender Eamon McAdam to a three-year entry level contract on Wednesday. McAdam was selected in the third round (70th overall) of the 2013 NHL draft.…
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…
The Upshot of the Halak Injury for the New York Islanders Will Burchfield | March 10, 2016 In the aftermath of the announcement that starting goalie Jaroslav Halak is done for the regular season, the consolation for the Islanders is this: no team is better-equipped to handle such…
The Islanders Will Ride Greiss Lightning Noel Fogelman | March 10, 2016 Thomas Greiss was the Islanders first-half MVP. Now they’ll need him to be their second-half one as well. Jaroslav Halak left Tuesday’s win against the Pittsburgh Penguins late in the…
Do the Islanders Have a Goaltender Controversy? Noel Fogelman | February 16, 2016 The Islanders Achilles’ heel for the last few seasons has been their goaltending, namely their backup goaltender. Names like Chad Johnson, Kevin Poulin, Anders Nilsson, Mikko Koskinen, Nathan Lawson, Peter Mannino and Yann Denis…
Q&A With Islanders Prospect Ilya Sorokin Alessandro Seren Rosso | February 7, 2016 During the 2014 NHL Draft, the New York Islanders drafted two very talented guys from Europe, Linus Soderstrom and Ilya Sorokin. While both are having good careers, we can say…