Posts About "Mathew Barzal"
Islanders' Culture Change on Full Display
October 10th, 2018 The Lou Lamoriello era in New York is officially underway, and the team he now manages has jumped to a 2-1-0 start despite the tough opponents they have faced. With no game until their rematch against the Nashville Predators on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena, here are some things that stood out through the team’s first three...
Islanders Set Roster for Opening Night
October 4th, 2018 The New York Islanders will open their season on Thursday night in Raleigh, North Carolina, against the Carolina Hurricanes. The team opened training camp on Sept. 13, with 68 players on the roster and now, in compliance with Tuesday's deadline, they're at 23. After eight preseason games (5-3-0) and over three weeks of preparing, here's...
New York Islanders Preseason Storylines
September 6th, 2018 As players arrive on Long Island with training camp just over a week away (Sept. 13), we have begun to see the culture change that president of hockey operations and general manager Lou Lamoriello promised when the New York Islanders brought him onboard May 22. With the Islanders missing out on the playoffs for the second consecutive...
Isles' Rookie Barzal and His 3 Big Nights
August 14th, 2018 At the beginning of the 2016-17 season, the New York Islanders took the opportunity to see how their two first-round picks from the 2015 draft would perform at the NHL level. Mathew Barzal, drafted 16th, and Anthony Beauvillier, drafted 28th, were both 19 years old at the time. Barzal was slightly favored to make the team, although...
Predicting the Islanders' 2018-19 Roster & Lineup
August 7th, 2018 It has a been an interesting offseason for the New York Islanders, to say the very least, but the dust has seemed to settle. For better or worse, they are a very different team. Personnel-wise, the team cleaned house this summer. Bringing in well-respected names such as Barry Trotz, Lane Lambert, and Mitch Korn, the Islanders now...
Metropolitan Division 'X Factor' Players for Each Team
August 1st, 2018 Now that the majority of the offseason has passed and the 2018-19 season is nearing, it's time to look at each team's goals for the season and how they can achieve them. One way to do this is by looking at each team's roster and determining which player is the X Factor, the player most vital for his team to succeed this season. I started...
