4 Takeaways From Islanders’ 5-2 Loss vs Bruins Mike Fink | November 10, 2023 The New York Islanders ran into the worst possible opponent as they have struggled in recent games and look like a team with glaring weaknesses across the board. They faced…
3 Takeaways From Islanders’ 4-2 Loss vs Wild Mike Fink | November 8, 2023 The New York Islanders saw their five-game point streak come to a halt on Nov. 7. Facing the Minnesota Wild, a team they haven’t beaten since Dec. 29, 2019, they…
Islanders Move Anders Lee to J.G. Pageau Line; Will it Work? Mike Fink | October 16, 2023 The New York Islanders have a lineup that has become rather predictable. Mathew Barzal is on the top line, Brock Nelson leads the other top-six line, Jean-Gabriel Pageau centers his…
1 Trade Candidate From Each Metropolitan Team in 2023-24 Michael DeRosa | October 4, 2023 Last week (Sep. 28), I discussed one trade candidate from each Central Division team heading into the 2023-24 season. Now, for the third installment of this four-part trade candidates mini-series,…
Islanders Have a Few Options to Fill First Line Wing Nick Rizzo | September 13, 2023 The New York Islanders will enter the 2023-24 season with almost the exact same roster as last year. General manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello has reiterated that he has full belief…
Islanders’ Line Options for Oliver Wahlstrom Mike Fink | September 10, 2023 The NHL season is around the corner with opening night a month away. Recently, the New York Islanders writers at The Hockey Writers (THW) published the team’s 2023-24 lineup projections…
3 Islanders Who Need To Take On Different Roles This Year Mike Fink | August 21, 2023 The 2023-24 NHL season is just around the corner after a quiet summer for the New York Islanders and general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello, aside from the eight-year extension that…
Islanders’ Bo Horvat: What Caused His Struggles? Greg Liodice | July 23, 2023 Since being traded to the New York Islanders in January 2023, the Bo Horvat experience has been somewhat underwhelming. Before his linemate Mathew Barzal got injured, Horvat was playing at…
Islanders Need Breakout Year from Oliver Wahlstrom Nick Rizzo | July 21, 2023 The New York Islanders have been waiting for the 23-year-old winger, Oliver Wahlstrom, to have a breakout season. Wahlstrom was a pending restricted free agent (RFA) who signed a one-year-prove-it…
Islanders’ Wahlstrom Bets on Self by Accepting Qualifying Offer Mike Fink | July 18, 2023 The New York Islanders signed Oliver Wahlstrom, who was a restricted free agent (RFA), to a qualifying offer. The deal is a one-year, $874,125 contract that keeps the 23-year-old on…
Trade Hypothetical: Nylander & Karlsson 3-Team Blockbuster Mike Fink | July 17, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs want to make a push and win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1967. After advancing to the second round last season, the player…
Islanders Need to Start Thinking Rebuild Now Mike McEnaney | March 10, 2023 It’s time for the New York Islanders to stop clinging to consecutive runs to the Stanley Cup Semifinals in 2020 and 2021 and start realizing the window for reaching the…