Category: Barry Trotz
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Is There Still Hope?
Neal PionkSome players take longer to achieve success than others. The problem is, if you wait for success to occur it might never happen. The magic question therefore becomes which players are simply late bloomers versus ones who won’t truly bloom at all; and that’s the subject of our poll. Below is a list o...
Read moreIslanders News: Back to work on the road to Detroit
Gabriel LandeskogWe shall revisit Detroit. | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images The first win at UBS Arena felt way too novel. Now, how to make it a routine thing? The New York Islanders had Sunday to enjoy their long overdue first win at Belmont Park. Now, with most of their lineup...
Read moreIslanders News: Facepalm
Kyle OkposoSo lonely. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders lose late to the Predators to remain winless at their new home. Last night was one of those games where your feeling that the Isles might pull it out is counterweighted all game long by the ever-present fear that...
Read moreCOVID Notes: Capitals, Heatherington, Cizikas
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals have canceled practice tomorrow out of an abundance of caution, after having a scheduled off day today. No one else has tested positive for coronavirus or entered the league’s protocol, but with the team already missing three players–Garnet Hathaway joined Nic Dowd and Trevor...
Read moreCanada Preparing Spengler Cup Coaching Staff
Tampa Bay LightningThe NHL’s participation in the 2022 Beijing Olympics is still not set in stone, with a January opt-out date still upcoming. Should the league feel as though there have been too many COVID-related postponements to afford a three-week break, they could pull the plug on the whole thing and reorganize t...
Read moreIslanders News: What are you gonna do...
Semyon VarlamovThere is too much to clean up. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Noah Dobson was the latest to miss out as the hits keep coming. First, let me say happy (U.S.) Thanksgiving. I hope you get to enjoy some time with friends and/or family without violence. In hockey terms, no...
Read moreNY Rangers Game 18: Who’s got IBS?
Jarred TinordiThe Rangers play their first game at the new IBS UBS Arena today against a very shorthanded Isles team that
Read moreIslanders vs. Predators [game thread & gameday news]
Joel QuennevilleLife on the road continues... | Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images The Isles resume their 13-game season-opening road saga. After an insanely long break, which featured three off days (two scheduled, one apparently granted as a bonus for a double-shutout finish to the...
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: Trotz in Nashville, Varly ready, Parise pending
Jordan BinningtonLife on the road continues... | Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images The Isles resume their 13-game season-opening road saga. After an insanely long break, which featured three off days (two scheduled, one apparently granted as a bonus for a double-shutout finish to the...
Read moreIslanders News: Bailey in context, Johnston on committing to the Island
Kevin CheveldayoffIslanders lifers. | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images In which the next game is finally just over 48 hours away. With a long week between games, the Islanders are now close to final prep for their next game in Nashville on Saturday afternoon. Barry Trotz won’t announc...
Read moreIslanders Anxiety - Episode 176 - Such a Quiet Freak
Zdeno Chára2008: The year both “Iron Man” and Josh Bailey changed the world. Dan interrupts Mike’s vacation to talk about Ilya Sorokin’s back-to-back shutouts, Zdeno Chara’s struggles and Josh Bailey’s miraculous Islanders tenure. They recap the skinny Sorokin’s blemish-free weekend, and enjoy...
Read moreIslanders Have Found Scoring Depth
Josh BaileyThe sweep of the Sabres displayed the great play on the defensive side but moreover, we continue to see the scoring depth surge, a trait that has helped the Islanders win the last two games and look like one of the best teams in the East Division since returning to action on Feb.Throughout the winni...
Read moreSorokin shuts out Sabres, gets first win for Islanders
Anders LeeBUFFALO -- Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves to earn his first NHL win, a 3-0 victory for the New York Islanders against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Tuesday.
Read morePittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders [Game #12 thread]
GoaltenderLet’s play some more. | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images It’s the second of six meetings this month. “We’ll get really familiar with them. They’re a good hockey team.” So says Barry Trotz, on the even of the second of six meetings this month between the Islanders and...
Read moreNew York Islanders at Washington Capitals [Game #7 thread]
Clark GilliesCatch me if you can... | Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Let’s really try to get a point out of this one, boys. The New York Islanders aim to make amends for Tuesday’s last-minute regulation loss in D.C. with another crack at the Capitals on Thursday, also in the nation’s capita...
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