Lou Lamoriello
Bargain Bin: The Chase for Gretzky is on Halt (11/25/2024)
The last episode Jayd and I recorded of the Inside The Rink podcast went up Saturday. Since we hit the quarter mark of the 2024-25 NHL season, teams are ready to blow up their entire team or make a franchise-altering move given their performance in the standings up until now. I’m touching on some points […]
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Opinion: Islanders’ Offense Cause of Team’s Poor Start
This season was supposed to be different for the New York Islanders. The team was starting the season with Patrick Roy as the full-time head coach, they went through Roy’s grueling training camp, learned Roy’s system, and seemed prepared to make a lot of noise this season after finishing strong under Roy last season to […]
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Dallas Stars: Jim Nill Wins Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award
On Monday, the NHL announced that Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill has received the 2023-24 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. The NHL’s announcement marked the second consecutive season that Nill has received the annual award, which recognizes the work of the top GM in the NHL. Nill joins Lou Lamoriello as the only GM to win […]
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Despite Disappointing Loss, the Islanders Are Rolling
“It’s a long season” is something we all hear ad nauseam in NHL circles. That doesn’t make it any less true, however, as the Islanders are reminded us with their 6 game-winning streak, which ended last night in Los Angeles. After beating a lifeless San Jose team on Sunday, the Isles looked like a team […]
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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 […]
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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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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, […]
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What is “Robidas Island”?
On Wednesday, it was announced by the Toronto Maple Leafs that Matt Murray and his whole $4.867 million cap hit would be placed on LTIR, essentially meaning it won’t count against the Leafs cap hit in the coming 2023-2024 season (It’s a little more complicated than that, but for the sake of ease, that’s what […]
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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 […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Franchise Goalies
In the first round of the 2005 Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected a goalie with the 21st overall pick. This goalie would go on to become the winningest goalie in franchise history, leading them to 3 Stanley Cup Finals and 1 Stanley Cup victory while also winning a Vezina Trophy and William M. […]
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