Posts About "Oliver Wahlstrom"
Islanders Could Use Laine, But is the Cost Worth It?
October 8th, 2020 The New York Islanders won their four Stanley Cups with one of the best first lines in NHL history. They had Bryan Trottier centering Clark Gillies and Mike Bossy. The Islanders have the chance to replicate a line like that with the addition of Patrik Laine as the All-Star forward has made it known he is unhappy with the Winnipeg...
Islanders Send Wahlstrom to Sweden's Allsvenskan
September 1st, 2020 The New York Islanders made another move outside the Toronto bubble as they have sent Oliver Wahlstrom to AIK (Allsvenskan) in Sweden. Less than a week ago, the Islanders sent former first-round pick Simon Holmstrom to the Swedish Hockey League as their season will begin before the American Hockey League's (AHL) does. Oliver...
Prospects News & Rumors: Kravtsov, Wahlstrom, Söderström & More
September 1st, 2020 Four more National Hockey League prospects are planning on playing in Europe; two in Russia and two in Sweden. Also, an undrafted free agent gets a new contract after a successful first professional season. Finally, we take a look at the son of a two-time Stanley Cup champion. Two Prospects Remain in Russia Two potential...
Islanders Prospect Update: Coskey, Sorokin & More Continue Strong Seasons
March 9th, 2020 The 2019-20 season has been a roller coaster of emotions for the New York Islanders, and their fans. One thing that is consistent this season, though, is the play of the team's prospects. Related: Bill Torrey - How 'The Architect' Constructed a Dynasty When it comes to drafting talent, you have to hit on more than just your...
Islanders' Internal Options to Fix Scoring Woes
January 13th, 2020 The New York Islanders are one of the best teams in the NHL, but they struggle to find consistent secondary scoring. While being the fifth-best team in the league in goals allowed per game, the Islanders rank only 26th in goals for. Lou Lamoriello has made one trade since becoming the Islanders president/general manager in 2018,...
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...
Veterans and Rookies Helping Out Islanders’ Farm Team
December 6th, 2019 While the New York Islanders are having a terrific season in the NHL, they have many prospects and a mix of veterans playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League. Their season has not gone as planned, but they’ve had notable players make an impact. They were recently on a four-game winning streak and have a...
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...
Islanders Continue to Shuffle Middle-Six Forwards
October 24th, 2019 With the New York Islanders riding a four-game winning streak, they're not quite rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but head coach Barry Trotz continues to shuffle his middle-six forwards in the absence of Jordan Eberle. Tom Kuhnhackl, Michael Dal Colle, and Oliver Wahlstrom have made appearances next to Brock Nelson and Josh...
Islanders' Wahlstrom "Not out of Place" in NHL Debut
October 15th, 2019 The New York Islanders defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Monday afternoon in dramatic fashion, scoring two goals late in the third period before Mathew Barzal set up Devon Toews for the game-winning goal in overtime. Through the first 54 and a half minutes, the Islanders seemed to be on cruise control,...
Islanders' Overtime Magic Helping Begin Season
October 15th, 2019 It seemed like the season was coming to an end after the New York Islanders started 1-3, but after back-to-back wins in the extra session, all seems to be good on Long Island. The Islanders defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Saturday, before beating the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the St. Louis Blues, in overtime Monday afternoon....
Islanders Prospects Are the Key to Offensive Success
August 28th, 2019 This past season, the New York Islanders were the best defensive team in hockey, only allowing 191 goals, nine fewer than the second-ranked Dallas Stars, and 110 fewer than the last-place Ottawa Senators. The play of both Robin Lehner and Thomas Greiss, as well as the coaching of Jack Adams winner Barry Trotz, turned the Islanders...
5 Islanders Prospects Key to Long-Term Success
August 10th, 2019 The New York Islanders have the fundamentals and depth in place for this team to be not only competitive but contenders for the next decade. This quiet offseason, to much of the chagrin to the fanbase, is quiet for a reason. Their farm system. With upcoming unrestricted free agent contracts that expire at this end of this season and...
