Islanders’ MacLean and Bolduc Could Be Boxed Out of Lineup Michael Ostrower | September 12, 2024 As the NHL season nears, the New York Islanders are entering a pivotal point in the franchise’s existence. The roster is mostly the same as last year, yet there are…
Who Has the Best Shot at the Jack Adams Award This Season? Mike Fink | September 11, 2024 There’s a common theme for the Coach of the Year awards in all the major sports. It’s not awarded to the best coach in the league. If that was the…
Islanders’ Offseason Moves: Lamoriello Pivoted But Didn’t Change Mike Fink | September 9, 2024 With training camp around the corner, it’s easy to look back at the offseason and say the New York Islanders had an uneventful, good, even typical one, but not a…
8 Line Combinations the Islanders Should Try During The Preseason Michael Ostrower | September 9, 2024 Despite making the playoffs last season, the New York Islanders could not develop chemistry in the forward core. While this could be blamed on the team’s midseason coaching change from…
Semyon Varlamov Has Become the Islanders’ 2nd-Best Goaltender of All-Time Michael Ostrower | September 8, 2024 The New York Islanders have been one of the more successful NHL teams since the Expansion Era, tallying four Stanley Cups in their 52 seasons. The franchise’s Stanley Cups can…
New York Islanders’ 2024-25 Lineup Projections Mike Fink | September 7, 2024 The bottom six is unpredictable. That was the first thought that came to mind when it came to projecting the New York Islanders lineup. They have a top-heavy group that…
Report: Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin Battling Injury This Offseason Michael Ostrower | September 6, 2024 In Elliotte Friedman’s latest 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, he dropped a bit of a bombshell on New York Islanders fans. He states he has “heard that [Ilya] Sorokin has been…
Islanders’ 4 Most Expendable Players Heading Into 2024-25 Mike Fink | September 5, 2024 The New York Islanders head into the 2024-25 season with a familiar roster. Considering how general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello operates, the same looks to be true next season as…
4 Pending Free Agents the Islanders Can Target in Trades This Season Mike Fink | September 4, 2024 A few big extensions were handed out this week and lucrative ones at that. Seth Jarvis signed an eight-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and in case the average annual…
Revisiting John Tavares’ 9 Seasons with the Islanders Michael Ostrower | September 3, 2024 The 2000s was a dark time for the New York Islanders, so when the team landed the first overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, the franchise’s outlook drastically changed.…
Revisiting Kyle Okposo’s 9 Seasons with the Islanders Michael Ostrower | September 2, 2024 Before Kyle Okposo captained the Buffalo Sabres and won a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers, he made a name for himself on Long Island. The New York Islanders selected…
3 Islanders Who Missed THW’s Top 100 List Mike Fink | August 31, 2024 One of the big articles from The Hockey Writers (THW) this week was the top 100 NHL Players for 2024-25, an article courtesy of Jacob Billington. The expected names at…