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The Islanders got themselves back on track by clinching a playoff berth in the 2022-23 season. Unfortunately, they had their hearts broken in a first round series loss to the Hurricanes. Now they’ll be aiming to make another, more lengthy playoff appearance in an increasingly competitive Eastern Conference. These are the biggest x-factors to the…
As the Islanders begin camp, one of their biggest storylines is the opening at left defense. While most of the opening day roster is pretty much settled, the team’s sixth defenseman remains to be decided. One of Sebastian Aho, Robin Salo or Dennis Cholowski will be filling the role for the departing Zdeno Chara. The…
The Islanders struck out again trying to land a big fish free agent and still have a number of holes to fill this offseason. They still could use the help of a scoring wing as well as another left side defenseman. While most of the upper tier options have already signed elsewhere, there are still…
The early stages of the NHL draft brought about a number of surprising moves around the league. Juraj Slafkovsky going number one, Shane Wright falling all the way to the Kraken at four, and a multitude of trades. After a lot of speculation, the Islanders did wind up joining the trading fray with their 13th…
The Islanders were given the chance to play spoiler in Sunday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. However, the Hurricanes were able to pad their lead on first place in the Metropolitan division, winning at a final score of 5-2. The Islanders are now on a losing streak of five straight and have dropped six of…
While the possibility still exists for the Islanders to make the playoffs, it’s likely not going to happen this season. There’s a myriad of reasons why they won’t be making the playoffs, but their performance against other playoff teams is a big contributor. It’s not often talked about, but the Islanders record against playoff teams…
Despite getting off to a bit of a tough start, this week of Islanders hockey was one of the best from this mostly miserable season. After another close loss to the Avalanche, they recovered and went on to win the remaining three games throughout the week. The team played some great hockey in these games,…
This was a fairly brutal week of New York Islanders hockey. And that’s not because the team played bad hockey by any means. It’s because they genuinely had the chance to win all three games they played, but only won once. They lost in heartbreaking fashion on the road against the Colorado Avalanche, then took…
The NHL trade deadline is still three weeks away and trade rumors have already begun to swirl. The Islanders were once expected to be buyers, but now that no longer seems to be the case. With their chances of making the postseason being highly unlikely, the team now is shifting towards being a deadline seller.…
Sunday was an eventful day at UBS Arena for the New York Islanders. They welcomed the Vegas Golden Knights for their first-ever meeting at the new arena. This game also featured a pregame celebration of Andy Greene playing his 1000th game in the NHL. In addition, the isles welcomed back an old friend in Robin…
With the New York Islanders now losing 13 of their last 15 games, it seems as though this will be a lost season for the once Stanley Cup hopeful team. There have been a lot of factors to blame for this tough start, and their offseason decision making is beginning to look like one of…
The NHL announced on Saturday that two Islanders games will be postponed due to COVID protocol. These two games were both road games, one against the New York Rangers and the other against the Philadelphia Flyers. The move comes as the Islanders have now eight players in COVID protocol, the latest positive test being Casey…
Despite the opening of their new arena, this past week has been absolutely terrible for the Islanders. The team has had various health issues, most notably a COVID-19 outbreak.. Adding this to an already brutal four game losing streak has caused the streak to grow to six games leading up to Wednesday. With all of…
Coming off a dominating 2-0 win against the Winnipeg Jets, things seemed to be heading in the right direction for the New York Islanders. It continued to look that way as they took a 2-1 lead into the third period against the Minnesota Wild. However, the team completely unraveled and lost that game at a…
The subpar starts of Zdeno Chara and Andy Greene may have the Islanders seeking an upgrade at the left defense position. With the lack of quality in-house options, the only way the Islanders will get an upgrade is via trade. Although the season is still young, a number of left defensemen are rumored to be…
Analysis of the start of the Islanders 2021-22 season has prompted a lot of overreactions about the team. However, some of these takes on the early season may not actually be full overreactions. Some of these so-called overreactions could possibly have some truth to them. It’s time to begin assessing some of the overreactions to…
The Islanders only played two games this week before Sunday. Both of those games happened in Canada, one against the reigning conference champion Montreal Canadiens and the other against the talented Winnipeg Jets. The Islanders beat the Canadiens and Jets in these two games. They won 5-2 against the Canadiens and 2-0 against the Jets.…
There was a lot of excitement surrounding the Islanders signing of Zdeno Chara late in the offseason. It was a great story for Chara to return to the team that drafted him and elevate their game. The problem is, Chara has not elevated the Islanders team game in any sense. While only seven games in,…
The New York Islanders begin their 2021-22 season tonight when they take on the Carolina Hurricanes on the road. This will be the Islanders’ first game after having their hearts broken in game 7 in the conference finals. With that in mind, the expectations for this year’s team are as high as they’ve been in…
The Islanders are one step closer to the start of their 2021-22 season with training camp underway. Training camp presents the opportunity to see what the team will look like after several offseason changes. It also presents the opportunity to watch some of the intriguing young prospects on the team. Here are some of the…