Alexander Romanov

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 […]

Dallas Stars Weekend Recap | 01/20-21/2024

The Dallas Stars played two away games on the East Coast this weekend. Here are the recaps for both games. Saturday, January 20, 2024 The Dallas Stars played the first game against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. The Stars downed the Devils 6-2 at the Prudential Center. Dallas improved to 27-13-5, while New Jersey […]

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 […]

Game Preview: Islanders vs Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to take on the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena tonight at 7 PM. The Pens are currently 27-19-9, while the Islanders are 28-24-7. The game will be viewed on AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh, MSG Sports Network, ESPN+, and Sportsnet Now. Islanders forward Mathew Barzal is out indefinitely after suffering […]

Penguins Have Rare Bad Game, Fall to Islanders 5-1

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the New York Islanders 5-1 last night at UBS Arena. Forwards Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal each had two goals, forward Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist, forward Brock Nelson had two assists, and goalie Ilya Sorokin had 20 saves for the Islanders, who are now 20-14-2 this […]

Another brutal season awaits the Montreal Canadiens

After a season where the team finished at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and an offseason that raises a lot of questions in two weeks, the Montreal Canadians will begin another long season. Last year this writer went on a Habs podcast and even wrote an article saying they would miss the playoffs after […]

Report: Habs officially sign Kirby Dach to a four-year deal

On Wednesday morning Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced the team had come to terms on a four-year deal with Kirby Dach. The contract carries an annual average salary of 3.3625 million dollars a season. Dach was acquired at the NHL Draft from the Chicago Blackhawks for the 13th overall pick, which was acquired […]

Report: Islanders announce three RFA deals with Dobson, Bellows, and Romanov

Throughout the highs and lows of the offseason for the New York Islanders and their fans, one thing everyone knew was coming was one random morning when General Manager Lou Lamoriello would announce three or four contracts. Monday morning was that day. The team announced three contracts signed with restricted free agents Keifer Bellows, Noah […]

Habs take Juraj Slafkovsky on a wild night in Montreal

The Montreal Canadiens opted for the big Slovak over the consensus number one pick. After many weeks of speculation of what Kent Hughes would do with the number one pick overall, he decided to draft Juraj Slafkovsky out of Slovakia in a move that shocked people and the fans in attendance at the Bell Centre. […]