Steven Stamkos is arguably the best player that’s set to hit free agency – and the New York Islanders need to do everything in their power to sign him.
Scott Mayfield was one of the most talked about New York Islanders’ players this season, given his untimely penalties, multiple serious injuries, and worrisome contract extension.
After signing an eight-year, $66 million contract extension with the New York Islanders last summer, Ilya Sorokin had the worst season of his professional hockey career.
Ruslan Iskhakov is a 5-foot-8, 165-pound left-shot center who was drafted 43rd by the New York Islanders in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. He is 23 years old and he spent his first two seasons in the organization with the University of Connecticut before spending two seasons in Europe.
Game 6 of the epic comeback is tonight in Raleigh. The NHL playoff schedule took a weird detour with only one game last night, the Avalanche welcoming Devon Toews back and Cale Makar scoring twice to help them avoid elimination by the Stars.
Mathew Barzal, the face of the New York Islanders, began the 2023-24 season in full health after suffering an injury to finish last season. The 2023-24 season was also the first of his eight-year contract, signed at $9.15 million per year.
The 2024 NHL Draft will be held at The Sphere in Las Vegas on June 28-29. The New York Islanders will select 18th overall in the first round along with four other selections throughout the draft.
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, 2023.
With the draft lottery completed, mock draft season is now in full swing, and it is time to prepare for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. In possession of the 18th overall pick, the New York Islanders are poised to make a first-round pick for the first time since 2019 when they selected Simon Holmstrom.
The New York Islanders, for the first time in a while, are in control of their first-round pick. The last time the team made a selection was in 2019, when they took Simon Holmstrom.
Heading into the season, expectations for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders were high. Both fanbases expected playoff success, yet both teams fell in Round 1.
The New York Islanders’ offseason is underway and fans have already begun speculating what moves the team will make. It has been confirmed Lou Lamoriello and Patrick Roy will not be leaving so it is known the team will continue to push for a Stanley Cup.
The New York Islanders season is over, and there are a lot of lessons to be learned. From a lack of youth and an aging core to having too many long-term contracts at bad value, this offseason needs to see the team make changes if they want to get back into contention.
Another season of failure forces the New York Islanders to take a look at everybody, including goaltender Ilya Sorokin. Last summer, when the Russian goaltender inked an eight-year, $66 million deal to remain with the team long-term – the last thing on everybody’s mind was a trade that could soon follow.
The offseason will be an interesting time for the New York Islanders. They have a lot of questions that must be answered for a flawed roster. They barely made the playoffs and have a low ceiling with an aging roster and a team that is middling in the Eastern Conference.
The New York Islanders season is over and the offseason is underway. The Islanders fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 1 for the second time in three seasons, resulting in even more disappointment for Islanders fans.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau was upfront when assessing his performance for the New York Islanders this season. By his own omission, the forward underwhelmed. “Not good enough,” said Pageau as the Islanders cleaned out their lockers last Saturday.
Are you a New York Islanders fan looking to stay invested in hockey after the team’s disappointing first-round exit? Is the New York Knicks run not enough to keep your quench for playoff sports quenched?
Entering the 2024 offseason, the New York Islanders have two key decisions to make. Star center Brock Nelson and breakout star defenseman Noah Dobson will both be entering the final year of their contracts and will be able to sign an extension starting on July 1.
The New York Islanders have signed Swedish goaltender Marcus Högberg to a two-year contract. Details of the contract have not yet been released. The news comes one week after Högberg announced he was leaving the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) club Linköping HC in a surprising move.
The Hurricanes had already set a franchise record for the fastest two goals in a playoff game, so what better way to advance to the second round than to improve on that mark by a second.
We had our first double-overtime game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday afternoon, and it resulted in the New York Islanders avoiding elimination.
With his New York Islanders on the verge of being swept out of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Patrick Roy confirmed that Semyon Varlamov will start in goal for Game 4 on Saturday.
The New York Islanders are making a significant change in Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Islanders head coach Patrick Roy announced after morning skate Wednesday that Ilya Sorokin will get his first start of the 2024 playoffs in Game 3 on Thursday. The Islanders are in a 2-0 hole after blowing a 3-0 lead and falling 5-3 in Game 2.
We're happy to see Canes-Islanders as the first game of our weekend, because it's one we've been most drawn toward since we began compiling numbers for the eight matchups we have in store.
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