Lane Lambert

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, […]

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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 […]

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 […]

Trouble on Long Island

After getting off to a strong start with their new All-Star Bo Horvat, the New York Islanders have come back down to earth in a bad way. As of this writing (Wednesday, February 15), the Islanders are 27-23-7 for 61 points. They are currently one point out of the second wild-card spot, which is currently […]

Breaking: Bailey to sit as Isles shake up lines

As the New York Islanders hit the ice ahead of Saturday night’s game in Tampa, head coach Lane Lambert announced some lineup changes, looking to give his team a spark. Lambert revealed two moves ahead of the game, one on forward and one on defense. Up front, forward Josh Bailey will sit for the first […]

Lane Lambert behind the bench during an Islanders game

A Season of Moving Pieces for the Islanders

With rumors about off-season moves swirling like a tempest, the uncertainty cloaking the New York Islanders season is compounded by the many moving parts shaping how it plays out. Lane Lambert, a veteran behind the bench but a rookie NHL Head Coach, will perhaps be the most impactful. Lambert has his work cut out for […]

Islanders Mailbag: July 21, 2022

With the Islanders’ offseason at a standstill, I thought it would be a fun idea to answer some questions asked across social media. I want to extend a quick thank you to those who put questions forward for me to answer, so let’s get into it without further delay. @nhl_Kyle on Twitter asks: Do you […]

Red Wings: Potential Head Coaching Candidates

It has now been almost two weeks since the Detroit Red Wings decided to move on from long-time head coach Jeff Blashill. Now begins the search for a new bench boss, the first in Detroit since 2015, and with Steve Yzerman’s management style of running a “tight ship” in terms of information, this has led […]