What Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck meant to the Islanders
Technically, there is still a slight chance. Maybe Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck won’t be under contract in a few weeks. Lou Lamoriello will decide these two are worth signing to pro tryout contracts (PTOs). They’ll remind everyone of their worth in training camp. They’ll get selected. They might stay with the Islanders for another […]
Islanders ‘probably moving on’ from Cal Clutterbuck, Matt Martin
The door is not closed for longtime Islanders Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin to return to a locker room where they are viewed as consummate leaders. But general manager Lou Lamoriello acknowledged in a conversation with The Washington Post on Friday that the margin appears to be razor-thin. “We’re probably going to move forward,” Lamoriello […]
Islanders broadcaster Brendan Burke returning to MSG Network
Brendan Burke will be back in front of the microphone for the upcoming Islanders season. The Isles’ television station has come to an agreement with MSG Network to return this season, with the deal expected to be finalized in the coming days. Newsday reported. The 40-year-old Burke, who replaced Howie Rose in the 2016-17 season, […]
Oliver Wahlstrom’s Islanders future still in doubt despite contract
For now, at least, Oliver Wahlstrom will remain with the Islanders. According to Sportsnet reporter Elliotte Friedman, the former first-round draft pick re-signed on a one-year, $1 million deal ahead of his scheduled arbitration hearing. But it would still be a surprise if the 24-year-old Wahlstrom were on the Opening Day roster. The Islanders and […]
Anthony Duclair could be answer to Islanders’ top-line dilemma
When the Islanders acquired Bo Holbert ahead of the 2023 All-Star Game, it was clear that he and Mathew Barzal would make up two-thirds of the top line for the foreseeable future. Who would make up the remaining third was less clear, but the answer stumped both Lane Lambert and Patrick Roy. In the 86 […]
Islanders Are Bringing Back Their Polarizing Fisherman Logo, But It’s Going To Their AHL Team In Bridgeport
It’s baaaccckkkk! It’s known as one of the most infamous and polarizing logos in the history of hockey, and it’s made its return on a permanent basis. With that being said, however, it won’t be in the NHL, it’ll instead be in the American Hockey League (AHL). You know the New York Islanders. Well, if […]
Ruslan Iskhakov leaving Islanders for KHL’s CSKA Moscow
Ruslan Iskhakov appeared in two games for the Islanders in the second half of last season, but those were his only games with the club. Industry sources told The Post that the 23-year-old, who led the AHL’s Bridgeport in goals and assists last season, is signing with the KHL’s CSKA Moscow. The news was first […]
Islanders future now can be found with BU hockey
Providence College won’t be Lou Lamoriello’s most avid Hockey East fan this season for the first time since he helped found the conference. Well, admittedly, it may not be that easy to lure the Islanders general manager away from his alma mater, but Islanders fans who haven’t had a good reason to watch college hockey […]
Islanders have dwindling options for further improvements
Inevitably, the Islanders will be on the move this summer. But whether that means something seismic will happen within the franchise or if the Islanders will simply finish the summer resolving their issues with restricted free agents Simon Holmstrom, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ruslan Iskhakov is a question, and the answer isn’t entirely in their own […]
Anthony Duclair’s bond with Patrick Roy made it ‘hard to say no’ to Islanders
Lou Lamoriello has always portrayed trading as the art of the possible. The Islanders had limited flexibility on the first day of free agency, so coach Patrick Roy did what he could, signing winger Anthony Duclair to a team-friendly contract and retaining bluelineman Mike Riley while also leaving himself open to potential additions in the […]