Author: Ryan Maher

Josh Bailey Signs PTO With Senators

The Ottawa Senators announced today that former Isles alternate captain Josh Bailey had agreed to terms with the team on a professional tryout. Bailey was a 2008 New York Islanders draft pick and spent the last 15 seasons on the Island. This past offseason, the Islanders moved Bailey to the Chicago Blackhawks in a cap […]

Isles Ink Top D Prospect Isaiah George to ELC

The New York Islanders announced via social media that the club’s top defensive prospect, Isaiah George, had agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract. George was the Islanders’ fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old has spent the last two seasons playing for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, […]

What’s The Deal With Zach Parise?

The now 39-year-old Zach Parise remains without a contract and without a decision on his playing future. A season ago, Parise played in all 82 outings with the Islanders, tallying 21 goals and 13 helpers for 34 points. Not a bad number for a 38-year-old playing third-line minutes on a league-minimum contract. With those figures, […]

5 Islanders Hot Takes Ahead Of The 23-24 Season

Everyone loves a good hot take, right? Well, today, I am giving you my five Islanders hot takes approaching the 2023-24 campaign. The takes will get increasingly hotter as we move on. Related Article: Top 10 New York Islanders Prospects 2023-24 Let’s Go! #5: Noah Dobson Receives Norris Votes After an incredibly strong first half […]

Predicting the Isles Opening Night Lineup

With not much roster turnover since elimination on April 28th at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes, there will be plenty of familiar faces in the blue and orange when the Islanders take the ice for opening night on October 14th at UBS Arena. Isles management will stick with their inner belief in this current […]

Grading All 32 Teams Cap Situations

As Jesse J and B.O.B once famously said in their hit single Price Tag, “It’s all about the money.” Rumor has it that song is actually Lou Lamoriello’s ringtone on his flip phone. Kidding. But Jesse J and B.O.B were not wrong; the sad truth in life is that money determines most outcomes. The same […]

Top 10 New York Islanders Prospects 2023-24

When you trade every first-round pick you have for three straight years, it will be difficult to have a lot of big-name, high-end prospects in your system. That is precisely the case for the New York Islanders. Sending first-round picks in trades for JG Pageau, Kyle Palmieri, and now Bo Horvat has significantly set the […]

What Does the 2023-24 Season Mean for Oliver Wahlstrom?

“A natural goal scorer, a rocket of a shot, a release similar to that of Ovechkin’s, an American sniper.” These were all words used to describe the New York Islanders’ 11th overall pick in 2018, Oliver Wahlstrom. Some were shocked to see Wahlstrom fall all the way to 11th overall and thought he would be the […]