Little-used Matt Martin embracing Islanders ‘leadership’ role
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — No one expected the confluence of events necessary for Matt Martin to return to the Islanders this season, including Martin signing a tryout contract and the Islanders It doesn't just include suffering numerous injuries. Perhaps most importantly, the Islanders told Martin that, yes, he was wanted back here after 14 seasons […]
Patrick Roy optimistic after Islanders escape Edmonton with point
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Patrick Roy didn't hide how happy he was to see the Islanders escape Edmonton with one point after fighting back into overtime and ultimately losing 4-3 to the Oilers on Tuesday. Ta. But that stance requires at least tacit admission that the Islanders lost badly to the Oilers, but Roy didn't […]
Islanders fortunate to sneak off with point in OT loss to Oilers
EDMONTON, AB — This isn't Ottawa anymore. The Islanders won 5 of 6 points, played generally well despite a serious injury, and had a pleasant surprise of three straight games heading into this road trip, but that challenge will be on Tuesday night. The challenges were not unlike those he faced in Edmonton. It was […]
Islanders’ Anders Lee is reaping benefits of work with NHL Hall of Famer
EDMONTON, Alberta — The start of the season in which Anders Lee took all the questions about his failure to play at age 34, rolled them up and threw them in the trash didn't happen by chance. Rather, after the 2023-24 season, in which Lee showed some decline in his game and had his worst […]
Alexander Romanov’s return to Islanders practice isn’t all positive news
EDMONTON, AB — The good news for the Islanders is that Alexander Romanov returned to practice on Monday. This is a positive sign that the defenseman will be back from his upper body injury sooner rather than later. The bad news is that he won't be back in time for Tuesday night's game against the […]
Simon Homstrom’s growing confidence is paying off for Islanders
EDMONTON, Alberta — Two and a half weeks in the middle of an 82-game season can often feel like a lifetime, and in less than 10 games the story has already shifted in one direction and then another. There is. A great example of that is if you rewind there, Simon Holmstrom was going up […]
Islanders’ Kyle MacLean misses late ex-coach: ‘always in my corner’
When the Islanders played the Senators in mid-March of last year, Kyle McClain went looking for Bob Jones. It had been a while since MacLean had spoken to his old coach from his junior days — they'd emailed occasionally, but that was it — and MacLean went undrafted during his time with the OHL's Oshawa […]
Islanders blow lead and waste Ilya Sorokin’s heroics in loss to Devils
While everything has gone wrong for the Islanders this past month, one thing has been clearly and completely true. That is Ilya Sorokin. In the second period Saturday night, the goaltender was once again a force for the Islanders. Then, late in the third inning, the game seemed decided, but the Islanders collapsed, losing a […]
Islanders’ Kyle MacLean remembers late Bob Jones
When the Islanders played the Senators in mid-March of last year, Kyle McClain went looking for Bob Jones. It had been a while since MacLean had spoken to his old coach from his junior days — they'd emailed occasionally, but that was it — and MacLean went undrafted during his time with the OHL's Oshawa […]
Brent Sutter set to be inducted into Islanders’ Hall of Fame
Brent Sutter always remembered where he was pulled off by Al Arbor at the Vancouver Coliseum after the Islanders won the Stanley Cup in 1982, his rookie season. Sutter recalled grabbing Arbor under the chin on a Friday afternoon Zoom call and asking him what he learned from his playoff run. “What do you say? […]