Posts About "Matt Donovan"
Scott Mayfield's Role with the Islanders
July 13th, 2016 The Islanders have re-signed restricted-free agent defenseman Scott Mayfield to a two-year contract with a $625K AAV. The 23-year-old has played 11 regular-season games over the last two seasons, scoring one goal. What stands out is that the deal is one way, meaning Mayfield is no longer waiver exempt. If the...
What to do with the Islanders' Michael Grabner?
July 31st, 2015 The Islanders have a problem. It is a statement that has been true for over 20 years now. Finally it's a good problem to have. The Islanders have an abundance of forwards. One player who may be on the outside looking in is Michael Grabner. General Manager Garth Snow claimed Grabner off waivers from the Florida Panthers at the...
NY Islanders Secondary Pieces on the Market
May 29th, 2015 Who is in Play? The New York Islanders have a few good pieces I expect to be on the trade market this offseason. By themselves in a trade none of these players would garner more than a mid-round draft pick or a secondary prospect. But if you put a couple of these players together along with a Griffin Reinhart or a Ryan Pulock, you're...
Ryan Strome: Patiently Waiting For His Opportunity
October 15th, 2013 "I think it's different because this year I know I can't go back to juniors -- it's either pro in the NHL or the AHL. It'll be a different scenario. I think it's a great opportunity that I know I'm going to be down here, one way or another. I'm looking forward to getting my pro career full-time started." - Ryan Strome via NHL.com At...
Barclays Center: Ready For New York Islanders In 2015
September 30th, 2013 Over the last four-plus decades, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum has seen the New York Islanders go through their fair share of ups and downs. From their inception as an expansion franchise, through their dynasty and dark days, the Coliseum has stood as a proud symbol to native Long Islanders and fans of the team. Once dubbed "Fort...
Bridgeport Sound Tigers: 2013-2014 AHL Season Preview
September 24th, 2013 2013-14 American Hockey League Season Previews Bridgeport Sound Tigers Head Coach: Scott Pellerin Assistant Coaches: Eric Boguniecki & Doug Holewa Affiliates: New York Islanders (NHL) Stockton Thunder (ECHL) 2012-2013 Recap Record: 32-32-7-5 (76 points) Conference finish: 11th overall in Eastern...Garth Snow: The NHL's Most Underrated GM?
"Honestly, we don't care what league they come from -- college, juniors, Europe. If they can play, they can play for us. Every player is unique." - Garth Snow, General Manager of the New York Islanders It was the summer of 2006. Neil Smith had been the General Manager of the New York Islanders for 41 days before being...
New York Islanders: Defensive Prospects To Watch in 2013-2014
August 1st, 2013 After using all seven of his picks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on defensemen, Islanders fans probably weren't expecting Garth Snow to select Ryan Pulock with the fifteenth overall pick at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Snow's selection certainly made sense at the position in which New York was drafting, but more importantly, the selection...
New York Islanders: Who Will Replace Brian Strait?
February 19th, 2013 After suffering a 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers life couldn't get much worse for the New York Islanders. Or could it? Shortly after being drubbed by the Flyers, the Islanders learned that Brian Strait suffered a broken ankle, an injury that will keep him out of the New York lineup for the next six to eight...
Bridgeport Report January 19 to February 2
February 4th, 2013 Recap On Saturday, January 19 the Sound Tigers took on the Binghamton Senators. John Persson started off scoring for the Sound Tigers with a power play goal in the first and Sean Backman extended the lead when he scored early in the second. The Senators recovered and made the score 2-1 with a Cole Schneider breakaway...
Where Will Nino Niederreiter End Up?
January 23rd, 2013 After learning about Nino Niederreiter's camp requesting a trade from the New York Islanders, hockey fans must be wondering where El Nino will wind up in the near future. Islanders fans were undoubtedly left scratching their collective heads when Niederreiter wasn't given an invite to an abbreviated training camp after scoring 36...
Will the New York Islanders Replace Lubomir Visnovsky?
January 9th, 2013 After losing his arbitration hearing, everything seemed to point to the fact that Lubomir Visnovsky would don an Islanders jersey if the NHL lockout was lifted. However, returning to the NHL did not seem to be one of Visnovsky's priorities as the Slovakian defender stated that he would play out the rest of the 2012-2013 hockey...
