Hey Garth, Tell Jack To Hit The Road!

The Islanders’ 2015-16 season has reached critical mass.  They are 1-4-2 in their last seven games and have fallen out of the top three in the Metropolitan Division, possibly preventing a…

Isles Quiet at the Deadline

Well the NHL trade deadline has come and gone and other than a very small deal with the Ottawa Senators (acquiring Shane Prince), Islanders general manger Garth Snow stood pat.…

The Ryan Smyth Trade Revisited

Garth Snow went from backup goaltender one day to Islanders general manager the next as Charles Wang fired Neil Smith just six weeks after hiring him back in the summer of…

The Islanders Should Leap For Ladd

The NHL trade deadline falls out on February 29th this year, that’s right, leap day. It’s the day where all 30 general managers call each other trying to pull a…

A Lot at Stake for the Isles

So far this season the New York Islanders season can be viewed as either half full or half empty. From a half empty standpoint there has not been many points…

New York Islanders Franchise Turkeys

As New York Islanders fans sit down at the dinner table with family and friends this Thanksgiving holiday, they will reflect on the past year and give thanks. They will…

The Pressure’s On Jack Capuano

There has not been this much pressure at the start of the season on the New York Islanders in decades. That pressure will fall squarely on head coach Jack Capuano,…