Hockey News: Nick Leddy Contract; Sean Bergenheim Trade Marcy Di Michele | February 25, 2015 The New York Islanders have signed defenseman Nick Leddy to a seven year contract extension. [Yahoo Sports] Los Angeles re-signed Jordan Nolan to a three year deal. [Rink Royalty] Explaining…
Islanders: Better This Season in Almost Every Way Craig Hagerman | January 29, 2015 The New York Islanders have seemingly done a 180 this season and are one of the league’s top team’s after being amongst the Eastern Conference’s basement dwellers just one year…
Back to School with Nick Leddy of the New York Islanders Dan Rice | January 19, 2015 Last season 31% (305) of all the players in the NHL played at least one year of college hockey, the highest number ever. That number will continue to grow as…
Jack Capuano: From The Hot Seat To The Top Seat Anatoliy Metter | December 22, 2014 Ever since replacing Scott Gordon as head coach of the New York Islanders in November 2010, Jack Capuano’s fate with the Isles has been somewhat of a question mark. Guiding…
Islanders: Contenders or Pretenders? (An Analytical Approach) Pete Judge | December 5, 2014 Every season at least one team that spent the prior year in the league’s basement gets off to a hot start and shocks the world. As the encore to their Cinderella…
Are the Islanders the Best Team in the NHL? Scott Clinco | December 1, 2014 As an Islander fan, those are words I wasn’t sure I would ever be able to say and mean given the teams struggles on and off the ice the last…
Ville Pokka Paying Dividends For New York Islanders Anatoliy Metter | November 26, 2014 Sure, Ville Pokka is no longer a member of the New York Islanders, but that doesn’t mean that he can’t be paying off for Garth Snow in the Isles in…
Blackhawks Cross Talk: Weaknesses, Leddy, Saad and the Winter Classic Sweater Michael Szwaja | October 9, 2014 Throughout the 2014-2015 season The Hockey Writers scribes Steve Sobel and Michael Szwaja will debate all things Chicago Blackhawks in what we are calling Blackhawks Cross Talk. In the first installment,…
Blackhawks Salary Cap Moves Raise More Questions than Answers Steve Sobel | October 8, 2014 (Robin Alam/Icon SMI) In my previous article, I suggested that Chicago Blackhawks Nick Leddy and Kris Versteeg were the most likely candidates to be shipped out of town. That turned…
Islanders Playoff Ready with Boychuk and Leddy? Anthony Tartamella | October 8, 2014 The Islanders had one of the best offseason’s in franchise history, highlighted by the acquisition of defensemen Johnny Boychuk and Nick Leddy. Both players come from teams with Stanley Cup…
Will the Blackhawks Regret Trading Nick Leddy? Mark Gallant | October 7, 2014 On Saturday afternoon, the Chicago Blackhawks traded defenseman Nick Leddy and goaltender Kent Simpson to the New York Islanders in exchange for defensemen T.J. Brennan and Ville Pokka, along with…
Hockey News: Islanders Trades; Jeff Skinner Injury Marcy Di Michele | October 6, 2014 The truth behind Corsi. [TSN] After being benched for a rookie in the playoffs, there was really no way the Habs were going to keep Peter Budaj. [Montreal Gazette] Will…