Reasons to Believe for the New York Islanders Will Burchfield | April 11, 2016 If you’re a New York Islanders fan, life probably feels a bit backwards right now. Despite watching the team clinch its second consecutive playoff berth this week, excitement has been…
Do the Islanders Boast the Best Defense in the East? Will Burchfield | March 15, 2016 Opinions vary on what it takes to go the distance in professional sports, but one notion reigns supreme: defense wins championships. If so, the Islanders are sitting quite pretty in…
Islanders Defensemen Healthy And Ready To Go Noel Fogelman | March 3, 2016 The Islanders Tuesday night played the six defenseman (Johnny Boychuk, Nick Leddy, Travis Hamonic, Calvin de Haan, Thomas Hickey, and Ryan Pulock) that fans have been screaming for all season.…
New York Islanders: Checking In on the Outliers Will Burchfield | February 29, 2016 At the end of January, we took a look at a few Islanders whose statistics seemed due for extreme regression. Often times in hockey, and all sports for that matter,…
Steady Leddy Noel Fogelman | February 23, 2016 Calvin de Haan is the latest New York Islanders defenseman to be placed on injured reserve. The 2009 first-round pick has not played since suffering a lower-body injury vs the…
Regressions and Rebounds on the Islanders’ Horizon Will Burchfield | January 30, 2016 Besides being a lull in the schedule that the fans hate, a recess for a game that no one cares about and an excuse for the league to pander to…
Fantasy Fluctuation: Veteran Streaks & Fantasy Hockey Equilibrium Dustin Nelson | January 9, 2016 Time for our weekly check-in on the players whose ownership has changed the most in the last week to find steals and deals for your fantasy hockey team. RISERS Shane…
Weekly Fantasy Roundup – Islanders Look to Leddy Brock Wilson | January 6, 2016 This is the ninth edition of weekly roundup. In this article we take a look at the last seven days of hockey in the NHL. The article will focus on…
Islanders 2015 in Review: Most Important Signing Noel Fogelman | December 18, 2015 The Islanders were busy during the Summer of 2014. They brought in two new goaltenders (Jaroslav Halak and Chad Johnson) and two high-priced forwards (Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolay Kulemin). As…
Are the Islanders a Sleeping Giant? Christopher Lizza | August 31, 2015 This time last year when talking about the Tampa Bay Lightning, most of the hockey world was saying this is a young team capable of big things. A year later,…
Breaking Down the Islanders Blue Line Christopher Lizza | July 16, 2015 As of now heading into training camp the Islanders have eight defenseman, ready to suit up for opening night. This mix includes established front end blue liners, talented youngsters and…
A Brief History of the 16th Overall Pick Marcy Di Michele | June 9, 2015 When the Edmonton Oilers traded David Perron to Pittsburgh back in January in exchange for a first-round pick and Rob Klinkhammer, no one anticipated the Penguins late season free-fall and…