Is John Tavares Going to Waste on the Islanders?
With the Islanders looking less and less like a Cup contender as the 2015-16 season winds to a close, a familiar feeling has crept up within the team’s fanbase. The…
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Isles Go Down in Flames in Tampa Bay
It all unraveled so quickly for the Islanders. There they were, just four games ago, wrapping up a Game 1 win in Tampa Bay, and now here they are today,…
Halak or no Halak, Islanders must stick with Greiss
Isn’t it amazing how quickly fan sentiment can change in the NHL playoffs? Isn’t it fascinating how drastically one’s reputation can rise or fall? Just two weeks ago, Islanders’ fans…
Is John Tavares New York’s Biggest Sports Star?
Boy, is it a good time to be an Islanders fan. The team just won its first playoff series in 23 years and has grabbed an early lead on the…
John Tavares Elevating Big-Game Reputation
Before Sunday night, before his last-gasp equalizer and his brilliant double-overtime winner and his team’s first playoff series victory in 23 years, John Tavares had already begun to rewrite his…
The Islanders in Nassau Coliseum: Revisited
A year ago, the New York Islanders’ final season in the Nassau Coliseum was winding to a close. One of the team’s last games in its original home was against…
Reasons to Believe for the New York Islanders
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…
Why the Islanders Should Lose Tonight’s Game
This notion may be anathema to Islanders fans, but it is in the team’s best interests to lose tonight in Madison Square Garden. Heck, it’s in the Rangers’ best interests,…
The Stanley Cup-Lacking All-Star Team: Western Conference
It’s commonly agreed that the Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Between four best-of-seven series, a minefield of dangerous opponents and referees that are always…
The Stanley Cup-Lacking All-Star Team: Eastern Conference
It’s commonly agreed that the Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Between four best-of-seven series, a minefield of dangerous opponents and referees that are always…
Are the Islanders on the Verge of an Awful Collapse?
Less than two weeks ago, we took a look at the Islanders’ playoff prospects and predicted they’d finish comfortably in third-place in the Metropolitan Division. Fast-forward to today, and the…
Do the Islanders Boast the Best Defense in the East?
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…