“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…
Will The Islanders Follow the band My Chemical Romance’s Demise? Jeff Hersh | March 28, 2013 On Friday night the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance surprised their die-hard fans by curtly announcing on their website that they were calling it quits. It was a shock…
The New York Islanders Get No Respect Anatoliy Metter | March 22, 2013 “I tell ya, I don’t get no respect at all.” – Rodney Dangerfield The New York Islanders currently sit in the tenth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race…
2014 Olympic Preview: Can Goaltending Concerns Cost Canada Gold? Steven Ives | March 18, 2013 Past Previews: Team Czech Republic Team Finland Team Sweden Team Russia Team Canada won the game they had to win, defeating the arch-rival Team USA in the gold medal game of the…
NHL Realignment: Part One – Jackets Required, S’il Vous Plait! Harry Kamdar | March 18, 2013 Unless you’ve been holed up somewhere in a distant galaxy, far away from the hockey universe, you’ve surely heard that the NHL realignment plan has been approved by the league…
The Islanders Need To Become Justin Timberlake Jeff Hersh | March 14, 2013 Justin Timberlake’s latest album The 20/20 Experience comes out on March 19th and already he has two smash singles off it and an upcoming arena tour with Jay-Z this summer. This…
New York Islanders Midseason Report Card Anatoliy Metter | March 11, 2013 With the Islanders having passed the halfway mark of the season, many hockey fans might not have expected to see New York three points out of the Eastern Conference playoff…
Dormant Rangers-Islanders Rivalry on Verge of Rebirth? Billy Pepitone | March 7, 2013 There was a time, not so long ago, when the most heated rivalry in all of sports took place on a sheet of ice. Take the Yankees-Red Sox, Lakers-Celtics, and…
Ryan O’Reilly and The Price For A True “Number-One” Center Ryan Pike | March 5, 2013 In the game of hockey, a true number-one center is a lot like a unicorn. It’s hard to find, but you know it when you see it. For the Calgary…
NHL Top 5 & Bottom 5 Players After 6 Weeks The Hockey Writers | March 5, 2013 Who predicted that by the first of March, the Blackhawks would still be undefeated in regulation? It’s an unbelievable feat to amass at least a point in over twenty straight…
The Magical Fourth Year Is Not A Myth Fred Poulin | March 1, 2013 In the era of in-depth analysis, sabermetrics and advanced statistics, fantasy hockey managers are trying to find unique and more complicated ways to beat the opposition and win their fantasy drafts.…
Mythbusters: New York Islanders Edition Daniel Friedman | February 22, 2013 Things just never gets boring in Islander Country. Rick DiPietro was finally placed on waivers, marking the end of an era. The Isles wanted to give him one last…