Shootout Woes Continue to Plague Lightning
Tampa Bay’s shootout woes continued to show Friday night in its loss on the road to the New Jersey Devils. Tampa outplayed the Devils, who are now 2-for-20 in shootouts…
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Jack Capuano Right Man for Islanders
Jack Capuano has been an easy target for most of his tenure with the New York Islanders, and understandably so with how bad the team has been for most of…
Lack Of Options Made Fleury Contract Best Option
Marc-Andre Fleury signed a four-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins last week with an AAV of $5.75 million. Fleury’s deal got a lot of criticism because of its length…
Tampa Bay Goaltending Solution: Evgeni Nabokov
Not too long ago, I wrote a three part series about the Tampa Bay Lightning’s present goaltending situation and their options when it came to obtaining a backup for Ben…
New York Islanders: Back-up Goalie Options
After a few weeks of patient waiting, news broke that the New York Islanders had agreed to terms on a four-year deal with netminder Jaroslav Halak. With Garth Snow trading…
Should The New York Islanders Retain Evgeni Nabokov?
With news coming out that the New York Islanders traded a fourth round pick to the Washington Capitals for the rights to Jaroslav Halak, Islanders country is probably anxious to…
Will Jaroslav Halak Save the New York Islanders?
The New York Islanders have had issues in net in recent years, but Garth Snow might be able to right the ship after acquiring the rights to Jaroslav Halak. Only…
Who Should the Islanders Sell at the Trade Deadline?
The Islanders have had a troubling year so far. This year was supposed to be the next step for a young team in growing and becoming a formidable playoff team,…
Road Warriors: NY Islanders Having Success on The Road
Don’t look now, but the New York Islanders are putting a nice little streak of road victories together. Clutterbuck with the empty netter ISLANDERS WINNN!!! 12 goals in 2 games!!…
The Value of Evgeni Nabokov
The New York Islanders haven’t exactly inspired confidence amongst their fan-base over the course of the last month or so. Blown third period leads, ten-game winless streaks, and losses in…
How Can the Islanders be 9 Points Out of a Playoff Spot?
Nearly half way into the 2013-2014 NHL season and the New York Islanders find themselves just 9 points out of the automatic playoff spot that will go to the top…
Islanders Remember the Reason for the Season
It’s easy to forget that professional athletes are people, just like you and I. As sports fans, writers, and analysts, we all are quick to be very hard on athletes…