Perhaps the surprise story and happiest of the off season acquisitions Garth Snow signed prior to the 2009-2010 season, Matt Moulson and the New York Islanders reached an agreement for a one year contract just before his arbitration hearing this morning. This, to me, was good news as far as having the team get the deal done prior to an actual hearing needing to take place.
Moulson certainly had a “story book” season, scoring 30 goals after being pretty much cast off by the Los Angeles Kings. Often being on a line with John Tavares, Matt found a very [...]

According to a post I read on IPB, it appears Billy Jaffe is not going to be offered a contract with MSG to be the color man this season for the Islanders. I do not know if this information is “officially” true as of yet, but from what I read, I am led to believe that it is so.
Personally, I find this to be quite disappointing and discouraging. Jaffe’s analysis over the last four years has been so insightful and impressive. As a student of the game of hockey, he taught me so much by listening [...]

What a pleasant surprise Mr. Comeau provided us with this season. Blake played 61 games and put up 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 total points, ending up with a -2. As the season passed, he seemed to find his confidence, and his offensive skill was demonstrated more and more each game. Frankly, I was personally quite impressed with his play on both offense and in regard to his defensive responsibilities. Islander fans have been hoping for Comeau to emerge as one of the future pieces of the puzzle for the team, and he [...]

Dustin played 22 total games for the Isles, and he had 4 assists and was a -2 over that span. Yet another of the young defensemen called upon to combat the injuries this season, he did a solid job on the back line. He didn’t seem too flashy or the like, but he did his job and played extremely well considering the circumstances.
It’s hard to really grade a kid who played less than quarter of the season and was tossed into the proverbial fire. Nevertheless, based on his showing, I’d say he earned a solid B. [...]

With four players coming to Uniondale for the upcoming season, I was looking forward to seeing a much stronger defensive corps for my Islanders.  When I went to sleep last night – I was pleased with the selections that Garth Snow made.
Then I woke up this morning….
The New York Post article my Mark Everson said it all.  The Islanders have apparently offered the #17 player from the New Jersey Devils, a 10 year $100 million contract.  With the Islanders hanging under the salary cap floor, they need to make some significant salary improvments. 
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Andrew MacDonald played in 46 total games, and totaled 1 goal and 6 assists for 7 points while being a +4. He was another of the defensemen who was called up because of injuries, but he quickly made a major impact with his solid play. A 6th round draft pick in the 2006 entry draft, the 23 year old was yet another of the young core of back liners who really stepped up and did a remarkable job. In fact, I can recall personally being quite impressed with his play in a very short period of time.
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I was a little disappointed when Florida picked Erik Gudbranson as their pick with the third selection. Frankly, that was the guy I really expected to fall perfectly to the fifth spot and right into the hands of the New York Islanders. If you believed all the rankings and the talk of the “experts”, it was apparent that this should have been the case.
Yet, so went that possibility when the Panthers announced him as their choice, and, instead, with the fifth pick, Garth Snow chose the Swiss born, Nino Niederreiter. I had been reading a lot about [...]

In 64 games played, Freddy Meyer tallied 4 goals and 11 assists for 15 points. He was a -2 and earned 40 penalty minutes. Not being among the top six defensemen at the start of the season, he was another of the guys who benefited from the injuries that plagued us throughout the season. Frankly, he was simply a steady force for the team, who did everything asked of him and Much More.
For a guy who is not exactly huge in size, Meyer played Much Bigger than his 5′ 11 190 LBs. In fact, his [...]