http://www.islesblogger.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:09:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Keeping up with the rumor theme, Sean Avery - now of the Dallas Stars thanks to his 4-year $15.5-Million dollar deal, has never really been the kindest player to the New York Islanders. He has "allegedly" headhunted DiPietro after a concussion, he has spit water at the Ice Girls, speared ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/07/04/one-last-avery-cheapshot Speculation (read: rumors) has been running rampant the past several days that the Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to purge themselves of Dan Boyle's six-year $40-million dollar contact in order to reach a self imposed spending limit. The problem with this grand master plan is that Boyle was given a ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/07/03/islanders-want-boyle Between yesterday and today, the Islanders have stocked the farm system once again by signing a whole handful of players to two-way contracts, including a goaltender who allegedly broke all of Dubielewicz's records at the University of Denver. In no particular order they have signed Mike Iggulden, Kurtis McLean, Chris ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/07/03/depth-signings Botta claims in his blog deal is done, one year deal. More in a bit Confirmed! Check out the Islanders Website! Once again I ran out to take care of something and signings break! We all knew this was coming, it was rumored to happen back at the trade deadline when talk of ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/07/02/weight-signed In a confusing bit of news, it appears the Islanders have signed former Canadiens goaltender Yann Denis. No official word, but a sharp eyed poster on Islandermania spotted him on the players page. Nothing more than a depth signing I am sure, but some theorize he will ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/07/02/goaltender-yann-denis-signed EVERYTIME I walk away from the computer, something happens! The Islanders have just signed 30-year old defenseman and former Montreal Canadien Mark Streit to a 5 year deal worth $20.5-million. Streit was ranked second among all defenseman last year in points and is that power play quarterback the Islanders have sorely ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/07/01/streit-signed It's Eklund, so take it for what it's worth: "Source: Isles putting together "mega offer for Hossa"" - Eklund This Isles fan wouldn't be surprised if Hossa was part of the plan all along and Charles gave the go ahead on one of his INSANE contract offers. More IF it develops. Apparently Eklund ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/07/01/islanders-after-hossa Alright, excuse my attempt at a witty title. I try to avoid posting crazy rumors and speculation, but I will always post something when I feel it it has somewhat of a credible substance. Why post anything about Doug Weight however, especially if we are supposedly in a rebuild? That is ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/30/weights-and-measures I know this is short notice, but the guys over at Hockey Night on Long Island asked me to come on the show this afternoon to discuss the upcoming free agency period. Check out the show, which is on in about a half hour. I will post a link to the archive ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/28/islesblogger-on-hnli-today It figures, I layout a post with some salary figures and minutes later learn that another Islander has been bought out! Greg Logan has just posted that Islanders Center Shawn Bates is set to be bought out of the remainder of his contract tomorrow. Anyone who has followed the ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/26/buyout-for-bates News as of yesterday has 6 of the Islanders pending restricted free agents being tendered qualifying offers by the club. It doesn't necessarily mean that these players are set to accept the offers, as they can still opt for salary arbitration. Throw in today's news that the salary cap has ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/26/six-qualified-and-salary-cap-raised Earlier today, Islanders GM Garth Snow spoke to XM Satellite Radio's NHL Live with hosts Don La Greca and EJ Hradek. Garth spoke about topics such as Kirill Petrov, the Yashin rumors, McCabe rumors, and the upcoming free agency frenzy period. The best part of the whole interview? Aside from laughing ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/24/snow-on-xms-nhl-live Let me open this post with a big thank you to everyone who came by the blog and made this weekend such a great success. I was absolutely blown away by the amount of traffic and comments the site received this weekend and really appreciate the support and readership. Hopefully ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/22/thanks-for-everything Continuing here at the airport closing up some loose ends, here are the links to the show archives for both the Islesnation interview on Friday and from Hockey Night on Long Island from last night. Islesnation Talk Show from Friday 6/20: Hockey Night on Long Island from Saturday 6/21: Once again, a big ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/22/radio-interviews-at-the-draft I mentioned in previous posts that Tom and I interviewed some of our new draft selections. Obviously it's next to impossible for me to be in two places at once, so I rarely get pictures of myself "in the act" of an interview. Fortunately, Josh Bernstein (wearer of many hats) ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/22/islanders-blog-box-in-action Good afternoon Islesnation! Tom Liodice of The Tiger Track and I are sitting at the airport in Ottawa (really early for our flight I might add) and eager to get back home. We have a connection in Montreal before we reach home base in New York, so it's going to be ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/22/islanders-xm-press-release Just got word that "The Hockey News" show on XM Radio was summarizing this years draft and who made good picks. The host of the show proclaimed that the New York Islanders were far and away winners by trading for extra picks and drafting as many top level picks as ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/21/islanders-deemed-draft-winner Unfortunately, we missed the interview with Josh Bailey last night, but we did manage to get some interviews with some of the players today. I snapped some quick pictures of the three players present. Check it out: Corey Trivino Aaron Ness Kevin Poulin http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/21/draft-selection-photos The Islanders have selected Forward Justin DiBenedetto with the number 175 pick. Pos.: LW Shoots: L Height: 6.00 Weight: 186 Birthdate: 1988-08-25 Birthplace: Etobicoke, ON Hometown: Vaughan, ON Season Team ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/21/islanders-select-dibenedetto-with-175 The Islanders select Defenseman Jared Spurgeon with the number 156 pick! Defense. Shoots Right. 5'8", 175 lbs. Born: Edmonton, Alberta, November 29, 1989. Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta His brother, Tyler, was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers, 242nd overall, in 2004. STATISTICS Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM 2007-08 Spokane WHL ... http://www.islesblogger.com/2008/06/21/islanders-select-spurgeon-with-156