Pens: Flat Start to Playoff Push

The Pittsburg Penguins are a team that will take any win they can get. The New Your Islanders gave them quite the game.

Islanders Week In Review

I’ll be updating this column on a  weekly basis, tracking the season of the New York Islanders.
Games:
10/27/08- Islanders 2, New York Rangers 4
10/30/08- Islanders 3, Philadelphia Flyers 4
11/01/08- Islanders 4, Montreal Canadiens 5
New and Notes:
- The Islanders suffered one of the worst meltdowns in franchise history against the Canadiens, allowing Montreal to score four goals [...]

Islanders Week In Review

I’ll be updating this column weekly, tracking the season of the New York Islanders.
Games:
10/23/08- Islanders 3, Dallas Stars 5
10/25/08- Islanders 3, Carolina Hurricanes 4
News and Notes:
- The Islanders set a club record for shots on goal in a game (60) against Carolina. 
- Starting goalie Rick Dipietro apparently injured himself again during the Carolina game.  His [...]

Could There be a Second Hockeytown?

An article posted on TSN this morning is beginning to stir up a lot of discussion about the NHL in Toronto. The article suggests that National Hockey League officials think the Toronto hockey market is big and strong enough to have a second team. An anonymous governor of the NHL said “Why shouldn’t we put another team in the biggest and best market in the world?” Other executives around the NHL seemed to have no idea about this. Jim Rutherford of the Carolina Hurricanes said he had not heard anything like this at the meetings he had been at.

Islanders Week In Review

I’ll be updating this column weekly, tracking the season of the New York Islanders. The big story thus far has been the inactivity of franchise goalie Rick Dipietro. He finally received his first start of the year against Florida on Saturday night and let in a goal early on. However, he settled down afterwards and played reasonably well, keeping the Islanders in the game.

New York Islanders Season Preview: Forwards

The New York Islanders open up the season with an intriguing blend of veteran players and youthful exuberance. How all these pieces blend together (and whether or not any one of them can achieve 25 goals) is anyone’s guess right now.

New York Islanders Season Preview: Defense

This series of articles will preview the New York Islanders for the upcoming season. I’ll cover the general overview of the team, the goaltenders position, the defense and the forwards.

Guest Bloggers

RumorMeThis is currently trying to gather Guest Bloggers for each of the 30 NHL teams, and have them report on their respective teams at certain points during the regular season, playoffs, and the off-season.

What we’re looking for

This is a tentative list of posts and schedule we’re aiming for:

Season Preview (Oct 1)

All-Star Break (Midway season review [...]

New York Islanders Season Preview: Goaltender

This series of articles will preview the New York Islanders for the upcoming season. I’ll cover the general overview of the team, the goaltenders position, the defense and the forwards.

New York Islanders Season Preview

This series of articles will preview the New York Islanders for the upcoming season. I’ll cover the general overview of the team, the goaltenders position, the defense and the forwards.

John Tavares vs. Victor Hedman: Who would you pick?

Next year could prove to be what many hockey circles across the globe are calling the NHL’s most abundantly-laden, super-star draft ever.

Toronto Maple Leafs 08-09: Why they have to lose, to win.

Toronto Maple Leafs Season Preview

Islanders tab Scott Gordon to be their man

The New York Islanders hired former Providence Bruins coach Scott Gordon last night to fill their coaching vacancy.

Islanders Draft Review: Kirill Petrov

The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was a highly anticipated event for Islander fans. With the Islanders holding the #5 pick, they were almost assured of coming away with an impact player. However, GM Garth Snow chose to restock the Prospect pool and traded down twice to the #9 spot in order to gain more picks in the second and third rounds. It was a risky move, but it could pay off huge dividends in the future. Here’s a look one of the prospects the Islanders drafted, Kirill Petrov.

Islanders Draft Review: Aaron Ness

The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was a highly anticipated event for Islander fans. With the Islanders holding the #5 pick, they were almost assured of coming away with an impact player. However, GM Garth Snow chose to restock the Prospect pool and traded down twice to the #9 spot in order to gain more picks in the second and third rounds. It was a risky move, but it could pay off huge dividends in the future. Here’s a look at the prospects the Islanders drafted.