Adam Pelech

NHL Playoffs: Just Not Enough; Isles Comeback Bid Falls Short In Game 3 | 4/25/2024

Toward the end of “A Few Good Men,” Col. Nathan Jessup bellowed out, “You want answers,” and followed it up by answering, “You can’t handle the truth!” The truth tonight at UBS Arena, despite perhaps being the Islanders best effort out of the first three games, they just aren’t good enough, as the New York Islanders were once […]

Islanders Find the Urgency They Desperately Need

Tuesday night’s game against the St. Louis Blues presented another opportunity for the New York Islanders to continue to build momentum in their push for a playoff spot. By tying a season-high win streak of four games with a 4-2 victory, they did just that. And with their most immediate Eastern Conference competition continuing to […]

Pittsburgh Penguins: Who Will Go in the Next Two Weeks?

As I sat in disbelief and heartache after watching Adam Pelech rip a shot off and beat Alex Nedeljkovic in overtime, I just knew that this team was done. The amount of shock and pain from the fans and players seemed to all show the same thing. The Penguins lost a massive point at a […]

Islanders an Enigma Over the Past Month

Since Patrick Roy was hired to coach the New York Islanders on January 20th, the Islanders have been a bit of an enigma. There have been stretches of excellent play when the team seems fully committed to the system that Roy is trying to install. And there have been stretches of bad penalties, frequent turnovers, […]

Islanders Hand the Penguins Their Second Straight Loss 5-4 in Overtime 2/20/2024

The New York Islanders visited the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, February 20th. The game went back and forth, the Islanders ended up with a lead until Valtteri Puustinen and Drew O’Connor had scored just 56 seconds apart to tie the game. However, the Penguins unfortunately lost their second straight game in overtime, 5-4. Islanders lineup […]

Brendan Gallagher #11 of the Montreal Canadiens skates during the first period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Centre Bell on January 30, 2022 in Montreal, Canada

Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Suspended

The NHL Department of Player Safety has announced that Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher has been suspended for five games for his hit on New York Islanders defenceman Adam Pelech during Wednesday’s game. Gallagher was given a five and a 10 on the hit and was given the game. This will be Gallagher’s first career suspension. […]

Brendan Gallagher "A" skating for the Montreal Canadiens

Brendan Gallagher Ejected From Game For Hit To Head

In the third period of the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders game at the Belle Center, Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher was assessed a five minute major and game misconduct for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech. With Brendan Gallagher’s history of discipline from the Department of Player’s […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]