25 Metropolitan Division Predictions for 2024-25

As the calendar turns to October and teams ac...

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Semyon Varlamov Has Become the Islanders’ 2nd-Best Goaltender of All-Time

The New York Islanders have been one of the more successful NHL teams since the Expansion Era, tallying four Stanley Cups in their 52 seasons. The franchise's S...

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Revisiting John Tavares’ 9 Seasons with the Islanders

The 2000s was a dark time for the New York Islanders, so when the team landed the first overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, the franchise's outlook drastically changed. Following a 58-goal, 104-point season in the Ontario Hockey League, as well as ...

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Revisiting Kyle Okposo’s 9 Seasons with the Islanders

Before Kyle Okposo captained the Buffalo Sabres and won a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers, he made a name for himself on Long Island. The New York Islanders selected the St. Paul, Minnesota native with the seventh overall pick in the 2006 Draf...

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4 Young Players the Canucks Gave Up on Too Soon

The Vancouver Canucks said goodbye (possibly too soon) to 23-year-old Vasily Podkolzin last week, sending him to their division rival Edmonton Oilers for only a 2025 fourth-rou...

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Daily Hockey Trivia – Offer Sheets, New York Teams & Canucks Leaders

Welcome to the Daily Hockey Trivia for Aug. 20, 2024...

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Revisiting Robin Lehner’s Season with the Islanders

Heading into the 2018 offseason, the New York Islanders parted ways with head coach Doug Weight and general manager Garth Snow. They then brought in former Toronto Maple Leafs ...

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What if John Tavares Re-Signed With the Islanders

It is July 1st, 2018, and you hear the news: John Tavares is a Toronto Maple Leaf. This day is monumental for both Leafs and New York Islanders fans but for vastly different reasons. Tavares joins the young core of his childhoo...

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Ranking the Islanders’ 10 Most Recent 1st-Round Draft Picks

With the New York Islanders in possession of their first-round pick for the first time since 2019 when they took Simon Holmstrom, it is a great time to reflect on their draft h...

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Maple Leafs Will Benefit From Adding Lambert to Coaching Staff

The Toronto Maple Leafs are seeing their coaching staff start to take shape. First came the Craig Berube hiring, a move that replaced Sheldon Keefe with an established coach who has a championship pedigree. Most recently, the ...

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Grading 2023 Islanders’ Contract Extensions 1 Season Later

The 2023 offseason saw a lot of major contract signings for the New York Islanders. Calder Trophy winner and face of the franchise, Mat Barzal, signed a long-term extension in October 2022 that went into effect July 1, 2...

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NHL’s Longest Active Playoff Streaks

The NHL plays 82 regular season ga...

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Today in Hockey History: Feb. 29

It's leap day! Feb. 29 only comes every four years, so there's not a whole lot of NHL history that has happened on this date. Having said that, some...

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Revisiting Senators & Islanders JG Pageau Trade

On Feb. 24, 2020, the New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators made one of the biggest deals of the season. The Senators sent pending free agent center Jean-Gabriel Pageau to the New York Islanders for a 2020 first-round pick, 2020 second...

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Josh Bailey’s No. 12 Needs to Be Retired by the Islanders

Josh Bailey's contributions often go unnoticed due to his unfortunate ending in New York. His trade to the Chicago Blackhawks was a sour departure, as he got traded as part of a salary cap dump before getting bought out. Despite this, he has a case to see his jersey r...

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Top 5 New York Islanders’ Overtime Goals

For the New York Islanders, a franchise that was born during the NHL’s second wave of expansion, designed to keep the NHL’s then-rival World Hockey Association (WHA) at bay, this is a team that had to pull itself out of the shadow of the richer, more e...

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Islanders’ 10 Worst Moments in 50-Year Franchise History

As their 50th anniversary season celebration continues, the New York Islanders are recalling all the amazing moments that have happened since their inaugural season in 1972. With four Stanley Cup championships and dozens of stars to have wor...

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New York Islanders’ Top 20 Goal Scorers All-Time

Founded in 1972, the New York Islanders have created many historical moments throughout their 50 years of existence. During the dynasty years in the 1980s, the roster included some of the greatest ever to play the game. Seven former I...

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Ultimate Perseverance: the Bryan Berard Story

In today's article, we look back at the life and career of former New York Islanders defenceman Bryan Berard. From his early life growing up in Rhode Island to becoming a young star in the NHL, we reflect on his journey in which he showed ultimate perseverance by returning to the...

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Brett Lindros: A Promising Career Cut Short

Everyone has heard of Eric Lindros. He was the first overall pick in 1991 and started his career with a bang, refusing to sign with the Quebec Nordiques, the team that drafted him. That forced them to trade him to the Philadelphia Flyers, where he went on to be one of ...

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