Posts tagged with "Doug Weight"
Ho-Sang & Barzal Will Be Gomez 'Projects'
June 2nd, 2017 Watching Joshua Ho-Sang develop as player in 20 games with the New York Islanders this season was a blast. Dynamic, creative and energetic, Ho-Sang has the tools to be a 40-assist guy at the NHL-level one day. While Islanders head coach Doug Weight was one of the best playmakers in the NHL during his playing career, new assistant coach...
Doug Weight's Challenges Ahead
April 21st, 2017 Doug Weight earned his promotion as New York Islanders head coach this offseason after garnering the second-best record in the NHL after his appointment. Although the Isles failed to make the playoffs, the contributions he got out of several players was immense. Using their secondary scoring and some hot play from Anders Lee and John...
How Isles Can Improve in 2018
April 17th, 2017 The New York Islanders missed the playoffs this season by one point. That’s a tough pill to swallow. Add in how hot they ended the season, with six consecutive wins, and you realize they could have done some damage in the postseason had they got there. While they enter this offseason with Doug Weight as their permanent coach, they have...
Not Too Long a Weight; Isles Pick Doug
April 12th, 2017 Three days ago, Doug Weight used the following words to describe his tenure as interim head coach of the New York Islanders this season: "exhilarating, challenging, fun, very fortunate." What he didn't say was whether he wanted the full-time gig itself. After meeting face to face with Islanders GM Garth Snow and team ownership,...
Overtime With BSC: Offseason Dominos Starting to Fall
April 12th, 2017 While the Stanley Cup Playoffs are starting Wednesday for 16 teams in the NHL, 14 other teams are looking to get a head start on their offseasons. Whether it's the draft, decisions with coaching staffs or planning which pieces are part of each respective teams' future, the offseason is often busy for clubs. Even for teams that narrowly...
4 Huge Game-Time Decisions to End Oilers Season
April 9th, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers won the first of a back-to-back series against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. With the win, the Oilers now sit second in the Pacific Division with 101 points and only two points back of the division-leading Anaheim Ducks. Should the Oilers defeat Vancouver again on Sunday and Anaheim fail to register a point in...
