Five Keys to the Pittsburgh Penguins Moving On Sean Griffin | May 7, 2013 In simply looking at the end results, one might think the 2013 playoffs are going quite well for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After all, they lead the New York Islanders 2-1 in their first…
Penguins Must Adjust Despite 5-4 OT Win Tannor Torrao | May 6, 2013 In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a win is a win. It gets you one step closer to your ultimate goal. And now the Pittsburgh Penguins need just two more wins…
Islanders Return Home With Playoff Lessons Learned Jeff Hersh | May 4, 2013 The first two New York Islander playoff games of 2013 showed a young, inexperienced, nervous team play “the learning game.” While most people hate having to learn new things because…
Pittsburgh Penguins Making a Statement Sean Griffin | May 2, 2013 The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2013 playoffs as heavy favorites against their first round opponent, the New York Islanders. After all, this was David and Goliath. Engineers of both a fifteen and…
New York Islanders: Dangerous Underdog or Playoff Pretenders? Anatoliy Metter | April 29, 2013 With the New York Islanders having secured a playoff berth for the first time since the last day of the 2006-2007 NHL regular season, hockey fans must be wondering how…
The New York Islanders Are In the Playoffs… Now What? Jeff Hersh | April 26, 2013 It’s been quite a final week for the New York Islanders. After a thrilling contest in Winnipeg on Saturday, the Islanders survived a late comeback by the Jets to win…
TGIF DraftKings Musings: This Is No Goodbye Chris Wassel | April 26, 2013 All that we ask for is a chance. That goes for anything in life. Few people gave the New York Islanders any hope or prayer in making the playoffs. Yet, it seemed…
Never Say Die: After Six Long Years, Islanders Finally Playoff-Bound Daniel Friedman | April 24, 2013 It’s been six years — six long years — since the New York Islanders made their last playoff appearance. To be more precise, it’s been six years and four days…
John Tavares Has Hart Sean Griffin | April 20, 2013 March 30. That’s when the Hart Trophy became, once again, up for grabs. On that Saturday afternoon, Sidney Crosby — who was running away with the league scoring title and making a mockery of…
Evgeni Nabokov Is the New York Islanders’ MVP Anatoliy Metter | April 18, 2013 For the majority of the 2012-2013 NHL season, New York Islanders fans watched a hockey team that displayed flashes of dominance at times, but played wildly inconsistent during other stretches.…
New York Islanders Continue to Dazzle As Bailey, Hickey Continue to Grow Daniel Friedman | April 12, 2013 Red-hot. Scorching. Sizzling. Torrid. If you were looking for the adjectives that come closest to describing the New York Islanders over their last several games, those would be ’em. The…
“We Want Playoffs”: Fan Chant Reflects Confidence In Islanders Jeff Hersh | April 10, 2013 The New York Islanders defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Tuesday, solidifying a 7-1-1 stretch over their last nine games. In this time, the trade deadline came and went, and…