With the 2011 NHL Free Agency period beginning at 12 noon Eastern today, the Islanders have already struck out when they traded for the rights to Christian Ehrhoff earlier in the week. Looking back to last year, the team suffered… Continue Reading
With training camp all but over, it’s time to trim the fat – an inevitable part of camp that many players likely do not look forward to. In my mind, (well my imagination anyway) – I picture Manny Legace or… Continue Reading
Good afternoon Islanders Country! Here we are on this windy and rainy Sunday for a early evening game. Matt Martin is back tonight, as I posted earlier this afternoon. He was just on the scoreboard talking about his call-up sporting… Continue Reading
It never works out for Islanders winger Jeff Tambellini. It just doesn’t. Having missed large stretches of this season as the odd man out, Tambellini knows all to well what it feels like to be in the press box eating… Continue Reading
Howdy Islanders fans! As the season slowly winds down here in a post trade deadline manner, our Islanders seem to be slipping deeper and deeper into a hole in several ways. The team has remained somewhat competitive, remaining in games… Continue Reading
Today is the day, the day of craziness that NHL fans have come to know and love. Today is Trade Deadline Day, somewhat of a National holiday in the US and Canada. Teams have until 3pm Eastern today to make… Continue Reading
Hockey is back! Even though it never really went anywhere, it sort of shifted into full on Olympic mode/mania! Not much has changed here in Islanders country, unless you consider Mark Streit coming home medal-less, head coach Scott Gordon returning… Continue Reading
Long time no see! I am back in action here, there was a period of two weeks (since the last time I live blogged I think) where I was under the weather and haven’t been able to attend a home… Continue Reading
Well here we are, three home games and six games overall remaining in the race for Tavares last stretch of the season. Tampa, having only six points on the Islanders before last night, lost in overtime to the Devils and… Continue Reading
Out with the old – in with the, well – Sound Tigers? Having traded veteran Bill Guerin yesterday during the trade deadline, coupled with the fact that Brendan Witt is still serving his suspension, Nate Thompson not ready, Trent Hunter… Continue Reading