Posts About "Doug Weight"
Oilers' Forgotten Greats: Doug Weight
June 3rd, 2020 What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the NHL in the 1990s. Maybe it's Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr's Pittsburgh Penguins or perhaps the great New Jersey Devils and Colorado Avalanche teams that came out of the decade. Maybe it's Mark Messier ending the New York Rangers Cup drought or the Montreal Canadiens...
Oilers' Doug Weight Trade Revisited
April 23rd, 2020 No list of the greatest players in Edmonton Oilers history is complete without Doug Weight. While he never won a Stanley Cup with the Oilers, he was the team’s best player for almost a decade and led Edmonton to multiple first-round playoff upsets in the late 1990s. The New York Rangers dealt Weight to the Oilers in exchange for...
Former Oilers Captains Now Coaching in WHL
October 19th, 2018 Bucky and Gator, together again. In the same league, in the same building, albeit in opposing dressing rooms. Not as players, but as coaches. Not in the NHL, but in the WHL — in the junior loop where it all began for both, before going on to lengthy and distinguished professional careers. Now giving back to the game that...
In Defense of the Islanders’ Defensemen
July 25th, 2018 Last season, the New York Islanders totaled only 80 points in the standings ending up with a seventh-place finish in the Metropolitan Division and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. Despite a respectably strong offensive showing with 264 goals for, they were unable to keep enough pucks out of their own net to avoid...
Doug Weight's Tenure with the Islanders
June 17th, 2018 Two weeks ago, Lou Lamoriello, the New York Islanders' president of hockey operations and general manager, relieved Doug Weight of his coaching duties. Weight, along with former general manager Garth Snow, will remain within the organization but Weight's days as the team's head coach are over. There were a lot of ups and downs...
Best Trade Deadline Deals in Oilers History
February 19th, 2018 With the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline fast approaching, it's time we take a trip down memory lane. The Edmonton Oilers will have a handful of players they'll be looking to move on or before Feb. 26. Unless they can come to terms on an extension with Patrick Maroon, you can bet the Oilers will be shopping him. The 29-year-old will likely be...
Isles Biggest Problem: Shots, Shots and More Shots
February 5th, 2018 With fewer than 30 games remaining, the New York Islanders are tied with the Philadelphia Flyers for the second wild-card spot. Both teams have 57 points, but the Flyers have one game in hand. The Islanders are right in the thick of things, and getting better goaltending from Jaroslav Halak. There's just one problem, though. It's how...
New York Islanders' Mid-Year Report
January 21st, 2018 We are now well over the halfway point in the 2017-18 New York Islanders season. Through the first 47 games there have been some high points, but plenty of lows. Offensively, the team is a juggernaut in which their top-six forwards are playing extremely well. On the defensive side, it's the complete opposite. Injuries, inexperience and...
Someone's to Blame for Islanders Recent Skid
January 8th, 2018 When Doug Weight was promoted to head coach in the offseason, the hope was the New York Islanders could pick up right where they left off. Weight took over for former head coach Jack Capuano about halfway through last season, and guided the Islanders to a 24-12-4 record. After a strong finish, Weight was rewarded with an...
Analyzing the Islanders' Playoff Chances
December 11th, 2017 After 29 games, the New York Islanders stand at 16-10-3, which is good enough for fourth place in the Metropolitan Division. However, there is no room to rest. While the Islanders hold the first wild-card spot, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers are right behind them. Coming into the season, not many people would have those...
Which Islanders Goalie Can Be Trusted?
November 6th, 2017 Through 13 games, the New York Islanders are 7-5-1, coming off a brutal loss in the last few minutes to the Washington Capitals. That 4-3 loss was highlighted by the poor play of goaltender Jaroslav Halak, who made only 15 saves on 19 shots in a game the Islanders dominated. It was the third game in a row that Halak started, but after...
Anthony Beauvillier's Time to Shine
October 13th, 2017 Anthony Beauvillier was drafted by the New York Islanders with the 28th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Just two years later, Beauvillier is already in his second year with the team after joining the Islanders as a rookie last season. Clearly, the Islanders believe in his ability. Just how big an impact will Beauvillier make...
The Mathew Barzal Train is Ready to Roll
October 6th, 2017 Any player that makes the leap from juniors to the pros knows how difficult a task that is. For Islanders' forward Mathew Barzal, he's ready to prove he belongs not only in their lineup, but in their top-six. Barzal and the Islanders open the season at Nationwide Arena Friday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He skated as their...
