The New York PHWA Saga
I think it would be irresponsible of me, as a blogger – not to chime in on this tough issue. I’d like to preface this post, with a simple explanation. In no way shape or form – am I a… Continue Reading
Chris Botta
Islesblogger’s Draft Wish: John Tavares
It’s that time of year again. I’ve been bad at pumping up the draft this time around – especially because I WILL BE THERE again. Well, we all know how my draft wish ended up last time around, hopefully this… Continue Reading
Hot Headlines – Islesblogger’s Weekly Rundown
I have no idea why I did not think of this sooner, maybe because I despise gimmicks – but like they say “sex sell” (although this has NOTHING to do with sex, but I digress). I would like to introduce… Continue Reading
A Guerin Bidding War?
This has been an interesting 24 hours, let me tell you. It started with sitting in my seats in section 309 last night and my seat neighbor Anthony from Brooklyn and I are talking about alternate captains and who else… Continue Reading
Islanders Visit Struggling Rangers
History tends to repeat itself with these two close New York hockey rivals. The teams, regardless of their current place in the standings, state of the franchise or how poor/well they are playing ALWAYS bring their A games when playing… Continue Reading
Weight Out Six Weeks With MCL Sprain!
Just got out of Greg Logan’s chat where he broke some extremely bad new regarding veteran Doug Weight. Weight was injured in last nights game in New Jersey – this marks the third time this season that Weight will miss… Continue Reading
Islanders in Tampa, Deal With Pirates and Canons
No, that is not a misprint. It seems that the Islanders have encountered one of the best festivals in sunny Tampa this weekend. It’s called the Gasparilla festival and it involves pirates, pirate ships, pirate wenches, beer, liquor and all… Continue Reading
Islanders Find Missing Mojo
It seems that no matter how much we would prefer that the Islanders remain at the very bottom of the standings to secure the best chance to finish with that valuable-to-rebuild first overall pick – that they are actually learning,… Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Shutdown by Brodeur
I started this post yesterday, never had the chance to get it posted. I know it’s almost irrelevant now that it’s two days old! Here it is anyway. Hockey was definately back last night, but the Devils were certainly the… Continue Reading
Offensive Defensemen
With head coach Scott Gordon teaching his overspeed technique and the Islanders being successful against Boston two nights ago – you wonder if we will see increased production from the back end. You know there are defensemen on the team… Continue Reading
Isles Top Boston and Updates
Hockey is back baby and so is my gallery! It took me countless hours to work out all the stupid errors, hopefully I never have to move to a new server – but at least next time I know a… Continue Reading
Brandon Sugden Coming to Camp, Afterall
This has been an interesting story for the past few weeks, and it’s nice to see it ended on a positive note for a change. I had heard rumblings of what some would consider a “prize fighter” type enforcer named… Continue Reading