Author: Ryan Maher

What Could A Brock Nelson Trade Look Like?

Over the past few years, it seems that the idea of trading Brock Nelson has been brought up every February, and rightfully so. At this point of the year, over the last three seasons, the Islanders have been on the outside looking in on the playoffs. Entering the 2024 NHL All-Star Break, the Islanders sit […]

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New York Islanders Fire Head Coach Lane Lambert; Hire Patrick Roy

After an ugly 0-3-1 road trip, the Islanders relieved 2nd year head coach Lane Lambert of his duties this afternoon. Lambert was 61-46-20 through his first two seasons as the Isles bench boss, including a quick postseason appearance a year ago, but with the Isles team statistics towards the bottom of the league in many […]

New York Islanders All-Star Game Representative

Tonight, the NHL announced the 32 players headed to the NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto next month. Thirty-two players, one per team, were awarded the honor. Twelve more will be voted in by the fans over the next few weeks. There will then be a draft to designate rosters for the weekend. This year’s Islanders […]

Isles Prospects Quinn Finley and Danny Nelson Representing US at WJC

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and I’m not talking about Christmas. It is that time of the year when the best international hockey players under the age of 20 gather for the annual World Junior Hockey Championship. Islander stars such as Mat Barzal, Bo Horvat, Noah Dobson, and Ilya Sorokin have all […]

Pulock to IR, Isles Acquire D Robert Bortuzzo

With Adam Pelech and Sebastian Aho already on the injured reserve, the Islanders claimed Mike Reilly off waivers from the Florida Panthers to shore up the back end last week. The injury hits keep coming, as Ryan Pulock was placed on IR this morning after blocking a shot in the team’s 7-3 win last night. […]

Is Lane Lambert’s Seat Getting Hot?

Through 11 games of the 2023-24 Islanders campaign, the team holds a record of 5-3-3, which doesn’t seem all that bad on the surface, but the Islanders have left a handful of points out on the table, specifically on home ice through the young season. In each of the team’s five losses this season on […]

Islanders Defenseman Scott Mayfield Prepares to Defend in Defensive-Zone

Isles: Defense Struggles With Mayfield Injured

The New York Islanders hold a 2-2-1 record through five games; however, with goal scoring efforts the Islanders have gotten, they would hope they had another win or two. Isles defensive defenseman Scott Mayfield has not played since the opening night win over the Buffalo Sabres on October 14th. Mayfield blocked a one time blast […]

Islanders Waive Ross Johnston

This afternoon, the Islanders placed veteran enforcer Ross Johnston on waivers. It was a move that had been foreshadowed for quite some time but finally came true a few hours shy of the roster compliance date and time. Johnston has appeared in 134 NHL games across seven seasons with the Islanders. He has tallied 9 […]

Has The Islanders Team Speed Improved?

It has been well-documented for many years now that the Islanders play the game of hockey too slowly and have endured the pain because of it. Over the years, fans and analysis league-wide have whined endlessly about the boring styles of play the Islanders have and their inability to push the pace of play with […]

Islanders Training Camp Preview

With the Islanders official training camp opening on Thursday morning, what are the big headlines, stories, and questions surrounding the team ahead of camp? Let’s start up front on the top line. With who and where does Mat Barzal play? Isles superstar Mat Barzal played center for all of his career until the Islanders brought […]