Okposo Gets The Short End of the Olympic Stick Brady Smith | January 1, 2014 The 25-man roster has been named and Kyle Okposo isn’t on it. And New York Islanders fans are very unhappy about it, as they should be. Okposo is having arguably…
Can Kyle Okposo Make The United States Olympic Team? kmacmillan | November 13, 2013 There are several New York Islanders who are certain to suit up for their country this February, when the Olympics begin in Sochi, Russia. John Tavares is off to a…
Spoiled Return Home for the Rangers John Ginder | October 29, 2013 I am sure after such a long road trip the New York Rangers are happy to be home. I am also sure that they didn’t envision their first home game…
John Tavares is the Obvious Choice for Captaincy The Hockey Writers | August 7, 2013 A team never wants to see its captain walk away to another team. Not just walk away, but head to a division rival. That’s exactly what the Islanders saw happen…
With Isles’ Season On the Line, Time for Nabokov to Shine Daniel Friedman | May 10, 2013 It has indeed come down to the wire, folks. All the hard work, the gutsy come-from-behind wins, the never-say-die performances, they have all led to this moment. For the New…
Ten Reasons Why the Pittsburgh Penguins Will be Golfing Next Week Justin Glock | May 8, 2013 The Pittsburgh Penguins will lose to the New York Islanders if they do not make some sort of drastic change in the way that they are playing in the Stanley…
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…
Penguins Act Out Jekyll and Hyde in 4-3 Loss to Islanders Tannor Torrao | May 4, 2013 Nobody said that this would be easy. And the Pittsburgh Penguins certainly added to that theory on Friday night at Consol Energy Center. As I have said many times this…
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…
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…
“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…