Posts About "Jordan Eberle"
World Junior Championships: Canada’s 3 Greatest Players Ever
December 9th, 2020 Canada is the hockey capital of the world and has produced many of the sport's greatest stars. From ‘Mr. Hockey’ Gordie Howe and Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard, to Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon, many of the greatest players in hockey history have come from Canada. Due to Canada producing many players with elite pedigrees, it has...
Worst Trades in Oilers' History
November 19th, 2020 Trades provide each and every NHL team with the opportunity to immediately address glaring needs within their respective rosters. Good trades can set your franchise up for incredible success. Bad trades can leave you without a GM and needing to hire a new manager and coach in the offseason. The Edmonton Oilers are not the only team...
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Blue Jackets, Ovechkin Not Retiring With Capitals
November 5th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Alex Ovechkin has said he doesn't plan to finish his hockey career with the Washington Capitals. Who else would he consider playing for? Elsewhere, in efforts to cut costs, would the New York Islanders actually consider buying out Jordan Eberle? Finally, how will the Columbus Blue Jackets replace Gustav...
3 Expendable Islanders Who Could End Up in Kraken Colors
October 28th, 2020 At the end of the 2020-21 season, we will welcome a new team to the NHL in the Seattle Kraken. With the new franchise comes the 2021 Expansion Draft, which will pose interesting questions for the New York Islanders given their current roster. The draft could be a tool for the Islanders to shed some contracts that are taking up a lot of...
3 Takeaways From Islanders' Game 5 Win in Double Overtime
September 16th, 2020 It was not how the New York Islanders drew it up, but they forced Game 6 with a double-overtime victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Islanders battled all game and got the game-winner midway through the second overtime. “Our guys didn’t waver, they just kept grinding and grinding...
Revisiting the Oilers’ Jordan Eberle Trade to the Islanders
September 10th, 2020 The 2017 trade of Jordan Eberle by the Edmonton Oilers to the New York Islanders for Ryan Strome sent shockwaves throughout the hockey world. At the time, Eberle was a highly-skilled former 30-goal scorer who was coming off a respectable 20-goal, 50-point 2016-17 campaign. However, the playoffs proved to be one of the more lackluster...
Islanders Game 6 Notes: Eberle, Goalies and Top Defense are Key
September 2nd, 2020 The New York Islanders continue to remain in a great spot as they sit one win away from the Eastern Conference Final. They had a chance to clinch in Game 5 but fell for the second time in the series in overtime after overcoming a two-goal deficit in the third period. Related: Islanders’ Butch Goring – Forever in the...
Best & Worst Oilers of the Decade
April 11th, 2020 As the 2010s come to a close, it's a good time to reflect on how your hockey team has done in that decade. If you look at the Edmonton Oilers, you're looking at a team that had golden draft opportunities aplenty which were mostly squandered away or just didn't come to fruition. The focus of this article is not drafting and trades,...
Islanders: Garth Snow's Most Memorable Trades
February 21st, 2020 In light of the 2019-20 NHL Trade Deadline only being a few days away, I decided to look back on some of Garth Snow's most memorable trades from when he was general manager of the New York Islanders. While Snow certainly wasn't liked by many – if any – Islanders fans, he did make some trades that helped shape the beloved team that...
Islanders Scoring Woes Hits 3 Games
February 18th, 2020 In Andy Greene's debut with the New York Islanders, it was evident that the defensive structure head coach Barry Trotz implemented was back on track. And while it's great that one of the on-ice issues seems to be trending in the right direction, the long-existing issue with scoring remains a problem. Over the past three games, the...
Islanders’ Monthly: Eberle, Rangers and Powerless Power Plays
January 31st, 2020 The New York Islanders just finished their first losing month under head coach Barry Trotz and the team has work to do in order to make the playoffs. They were the story of the NHL for much of the first two months of the season after their 10-game winning streak, 17-game point streak, and overtime heroics, but January tested the...
NHL's Top 5 Goals of the Decade
January 23rd, 2020 In a 10-year span that has seen so much talent, and so many incredible moments, how could you possibly narrow it down to five superb goals? It's a difficult ask to say the least, but we attempt to find the five most spectacular goals from the NHL decade. From the elite superstars of the game to the depth players who only see a rare...
Oilers' Most Memorable Goals of the 2010s
December 20th, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers did not enjoy much success during the 2010s, but there were some great moments. They added high-end talent through the NHL Draft, but the supporting cast has been consistently awful. Still, when you have superstar players like Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in the lineup, statistical achievements and individual...
