Lou Lamoriello isn’t ready for Islanders trade deadline hypotheticals
LAS VEGAS — There are two months until the NHL trade deadline, but selling assets is “not even on the mind” of Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello. That's consistent with his history, as the Islanders woke up Thursday morning with Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri both on expiring contracts and in 15th place in the […]
Islanders’ Brock Nelson snaps 17-game scoring drought
LAS VEGAS — During Thursday's Q&A, the equivalent of a State of the Islanders Q&A with reporters midseason, Lou Lamoriello talked about the recent progress of Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri and Noah Dobson. I thought it was interesting that the question about his struggles came from two former national team players. MSG, Butch Goring, Thomas […]
Islanders roll to statement win over Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS — Two in a row is no big deal. But you can believe it means a lot to the islanders. On the same day, general manager Lou Lamoriello expressed his belief that the Islanders could turn their season around, as the team defeated the NHL's top team, suffering its fifth home loss of […]
Islanders’ Scott Mayfield now thriving after last year’s injury
SUMMERLIN, Nev. — The player who currently leads the Islanders in plus-minus may be the least talked about regular on the team. Some of that is due to role, and some of that is due to injuries and underperformance of many of the Islanders' star players. But no one can deny that Scott Mayfield has […]
Islanders need elusive win streak to get back into playoff hunt
SUMMERLIN, Nev. — The Senators did it. Canadians did it. The Red Wings are right in the middle of it. Why can't the islanders do that? “I think if we're going to have a chance, we need to win some.” [on a] ” Jean-Gabriel Pageau told the Post. “It’s not just two times in a […]
Islanders finally look like they have a promising farm system
It's been a long time since the Islanders' prospect pool looked as good as it does now. The farm system has been almost non-existent for the past few years, but finally, after a strong World Juniors campaign put an exclamation point on what has been a great year for farms so far. That seems to […]
Islanders defensemen utilizing new strategy to unlock offense
The Islanders may have liked the way they played during a three-game losing streak that led to Sunday's win over the Bruins, but one notable change in strategy contributed to their 5-4 overtime victory in Boston. There was one. Their defense shot the puck. Early and often. “That's what we want,” coach Patrick Roy said. […]
Islanders’ overtime win over Bruins a tease of what could be
BOSTON — Lately, it seems like the Islanders have been able to do this every three or four games. In a way, that makes it even more frustrating that they've had such a bad past four weeks. They know they can play like they did Sunday against the Bruins. He entered the playoff team's building […]
Islanders drop tight game with Maple Leafs as spiral continues
As always, when the Maple Leafs visited UBS Arena, the loudest boos were directed at John Tavares. But for the Islanders, Public Enemy No. 2 on Thursday night was Max Domi. And while the Islanders were furious with Domi after he was ejected from the game in the second period for an elbow to the […]
Islanders’ Anders Lee not surprised his game-tying goal didn’t count
Anders Lee wasn't too upset that his supposed game-tying goal was canceled after the Islanders' loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday. reason? Lee said that if the Islanders had gotten the break on the first call — the puck was ruled frozen before Joseph Wall stuffed it — the goal would have been ruled […]