Posts About "Nick Leddy"
NHL Rumors: Holland, Skinner, Islanders, More
March 16th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation the Edmonton Oilers might be looking to Detroit as they search for their next general manager, there are rumors of a change in Buffalo and details as to why the Jeff Skinner extension is taking so long, and the Ducks might shut down Ryan Kesler. Ken Holland Being Linked to...
Connor McDavid Likely to Be Suspended, Now What?
February 22nd, 2019 On Thursday night, during the Edmonton Oilers overtime victory over the New York Islanders, Connor McDavid was the game's hero for the Oilers. To the department of NHL Player Safety, he might also be seen as a villain. McDavid will have a hearing today for an illegal check to the head on Islanders' defenseman Nick...
NHL Rumors: Quenneville, Nylander, Sens, Canucks, More
November 7th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, the Ottawa Senators are dealing with the fallout of the video, and while it might hurt the future of the coaching staff, it doesn't seem to be affecting the contract extension talks of a star forward. The Canucks are keeping a close eye on a young defensive prospect who headed over the KHL and there is talk...
In Defense of the Islanders’ Defensemen
July 25th, 2018 Last season, the New York Islanders totaled only 80 points in the standings ending up with a seventh-place finish in the Metropolitan Division and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. Despite a respectably strong offensive showing with 264 goals for, they were unable to keep enough pucks out of their own net to avoid...
Islanders' Desperate Decades-long Search
March 27th, 2018 As the New York Islanders continue to see their 2017-18 season dimly fade into the night, it is undoubtedly the defense that has been the club's Achilles' heel. It is not solely the job of defensemen to play responsible defense but the forwards as well, so the burden of one of the Isles' statistically-worst defensive seasons of the...
Isles Biggest Problem: Shots, Shots and More Shots
February 5th, 2018 With fewer than 30 games remaining, the New York Islanders are tied with the Philadelphia Flyers for the second wild-card spot. Both teams have 57 points, but the Flyers have one game in hand. The Islanders are right in the thick of things, and getting better goaltending from Jaroslav Halak. There's just one problem, though. It's how...
