4 NHL General Managers on the Hot Seat This Season Michael Ostrower | July 14, 2024 All successful NHL teams are built through a general manager’s (GM) vision. A blueprint has to be made and executed through trades, signings, drafting, and elsewhere. There is no definitive…
What if John Tavares Re-Signed With the Islanders Michael Ostrower | July 10, 2024 It is July 1st, 2018, and you hear the news: John Tavares is a Toronto Maple Leaf. This day is monumental for both Leafs and New York Islanders fans but…
Islanders Next Move Should be a Nelson Extension Mike Fink | July 4, 2024 It looks like the fireworks are over (for free agency that is, otherwise, expect to hear them throughout the summer). The New York Islanders made their big offseason move by…
Islanders Must Mirror Panthers’ Analytical Approach to Overhaul Bottom-Six Michael Ostrower | July 4, 2024 The New York Islanders 2023-24 season was disappointing in nearly every aspect imaginable. The top six needed another offensive threat, the bottom six provided zero offense and average-at-best defense, the…
Lamoriello Still Has Work To Do This Offseason Mike Fink | July 3, 2024 The New York Islanders have already surprised everyone by being active in the offseason. They re-signed Mike Reilly to a one-year deal, a move that solidifies the later lines of…
Predators GM Trotz Showing What He Can Do When Not Under Lamoriello Mike Fink | July 2, 2024 Free agency has begun, and the signings are coming in hot. Even the New York Islanders, a team that rarely makes a move, got in on the party, signing Anthony…
Islanders’ Lamoriello Finally Breaks the Ice with Duclair Signing Mike Fink | July 1, 2024 Lou Lamoriello finally did it. The New York Islanders general manager (GM) signed a player in free agency and for all intents and purposes, he made a splash in the…
Islanders Must Pursue Mitch Marner After Losing Out on Jake Guentzel Mike Fink | July 1, 2024 The 2024 offseason is in full swing and players are being traded left and right from Pierre Luc Dubois going to the Washington Capitals, his fourth team in his career,…
Islanders Accomplish Only Half of the Job at NHL Draft Anthony Russo | June 30, 2024 It has been a long time coming for New York Islanders fans to see their organizational hierarchy walk up to the podium and make a first-round selection. That changed on…
Islanders Drafted What Lamoriello Wanted, Not What They Needed Mike Fink | June 30, 2024 The New York Islanders needed to have a great draft, considering the state of their farm system and roster. The 2024 NHL Entry Draft, in which they had three selections…
Islanders’ Top Free Agent Target Must Be Jake Guentzel Mike Fink | June 26, 2024 These days, it’s hard to know which rumors are worth believing and which are just smoke screens. Every team is moving full speed ahead where any big move can be…
5 Moves the Islanders Should Make During Draft Week Anthony Russo | June 25, 2024 Draft week isn’t just about adding young promising teenagers to an organization’s prospect pool; it’s also about making hockey trades to improve the roster now and for the future. The…