Posts About "Noah Dobson"
Revisiting the Travis Hamonic Trade
March 10th, 2020 After much speculation at the time, the New York Islanders traded longtime defenseman Travis Hamonic to the Calgary Flames at the 2017 NHL Draft. Even though Hamonic was a solid defenseman for the Islanders, the team needed a shakeup after missing the 2017 playoffs. Also, it's worth mentioning that Hamonic had previously requested a...
Current Islanders' First Career Goals
February 15th, 2020 Scoring that first NHL goal is one of the best moments of any player's career. The puck is given to the player as a souvenir. Sometimes it takes that first goal to relax a player and really show their skills. With so many homegrown players on the team, many New York Islanders scored their first goal wearing the blue and orange. Let's...
Islanders' Defense Struggling Without Pelech
February 13th, 2020 For a defenseman, not being noticed can be a good thing. It means they're doing all of the little things right and limiting their mistakes. But sometimes, when they're not in the lineup, especially for a considerable amount of time, the loss becomes more obvious than they're playing time. The New York Islanders' Adam Pelech is the...
Top 3 Islanders that Need to Produce in the 2nd Half
January 26th, 2020 The New York Islanders stumbled into the All-Star break, going 6-7-2 over their last 15 games. For a team expected to compete for the Stanley Cup, the Islanders must play better, and that starts with the player personnel. They do not have one of the more talented rosters in the NHL and rely on an "all hands on deck" mentality to win...
Islanders: Evaluating Noah Dobson Through First 22 NHL Games
January 23rd, 2020 Heading into the 2019-20 season, Noah Dobson was seen as a mystery to New York Islanders fans. Since Dobson was ineligible to play in the American Hockey League, he either had to go back to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, or begin his first season in the NHL with the Islanders. Considering that, in...
Pelech Injury Opens Islanders Roster for Dobson and Aho
January 5th, 2020 Adam Pelech has been one of the most impressive New York Islanders all season. He has established himself as a shutdown defender with Ryan Pulock before suffering an Achilles tendon injury in pregame warmups off the ice. He is expected to have surgery and miss four months. "Obviously you're not going to replace Adam, who does a lot...
New York Islanders' Goals for 2020
January 5th, 2020 The New York Islanders had a great end to the decade and an impressive 2019 calendar year under head coach Barry Trotz and general manager Lou Lamoriello. In 2019, the Islanders went 52-24-6, tying a franchise record set in 1978 and matched in 1982, putting them in some good company in the standings. For perspective, the St. Louis Blues...
Islanders' Lamoriello Has Work to Do
December 30th, 2019 New York Islanders fans can tell you all about bad general managing. In the last two decades, the Islanders had both Mike Milbury and Garth Snow in charge. Fortunately for New York, they were able to take advantage of being so far under the salary cap - they were forced to acquire players from teams above the cap. Nick Leddy and Johnny...
2020 World Juniors: Who Makes Fisher’s Team Canada?
December 8th, 2019 Canada’s selection camp starts tomorrow with 31 prospective players trying to crack the 22-man roster for the upcoming World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic. As always, this camp could have easily been expanded to 40-plus players — with Connor Zary, Kaedan Korczak, Brayden Tracey and Jett Woo among the notable...
Islanders' Quarter-Mark Awards in 2019-20
November 27th, 2019 As the New York Islanders completed their 22nd game of the season and are more than a quarter of the way through the regular season, we look back at who has stepped up for New York so far. After a 1-3 start, the Islanders set a franchise record with a point in 17 straight games, which included a 10-game winning streak. The point...
Islanders Getting Healthy Before Hitting the Road
November 15th, 2019 It has been pretty incredible to see what the New York Islanders have done throughout the opening month-plus of the season, but to think they did this with all the injuries they have had, is even more remarkable. They currently rank third in the NHL in points as the team heads on the road following their best start to a season in over...
Islanders Prospects Force Coaching Staff to Make Big Decisions
November 4th, 2019 The New York Islanders started off this season with some question marks and one of those focused on the talented prospect pool. Who would be the first call-up was up for debate early in September. There are players that fanbases get excited about from the moment they're drafted. That is the case for former 2018 first-round picks...
3 Takeaways from Islanders’ Opening Weekend
October 7th, 2019 One of the biggest questions coming into the season would be where the New York Islanders goal scoring would come from. While that was an issue in their season opener against the Washington Capitals in a 2-1 loss, they were able to generate a plethora of chances Sunday night in a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The Islanders...
