Nielsen & Streit to Possibly Leave as Trade Winds Pick Up on the Island
MIDDLETOWN, N. J. - It’s the time of the year when everyone seems to be in play and teams are assessing their needs as well as their weaknesses. That time when teams in the playoff bubble…Read More
Strome Back to OHL, Reinhart to Purgatory, and Aucoin to Uniondale
New York Islanders sent Ryan Strome back to Niagara and the OHL (where he’s flourished as of late,) Griffin Reinhart to Edmonton and the WHL, while picking up Keith Aucoin from Waivers. Thank you,…Read More
Islanders Scrimmage with Soundtigers: Some Things Anew, Some Things Askew
“How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable,/Seems to me all the uses of this [team at present]” to misquote Shakespeare. I enjoyed watching [live!] hockey after so long a wait, yes. But…Read More
Holding Breath…Turning Blue…Fingers Crossed…Deal?!
Whilst NHL fans were counting sheep, the NHL and players were counting potential votes for a tentative contract agreement reached early this Sunday morning at the Sofitel Hotel in New York City. After…Read More
NOT Fehr! Talks Dissolve Yet Again, and I Die Just a Little More Inside
Talks have dwindled into silence once again, as the NHL rejected the latest proposal, or compromise, or insinuation, or riddle, or whatever the Hell the players handed over to them this past week. Moreover,…Read More
17 Days until Armageddon…
The day I heard that Donald Fehr became the head of the players union, I was taken aback. The man that…Read More
Garth Snow – How I spent my Summer Vacation
You would think there would never be a moment of peace for a manager of a professional hockey team.…Read More
Islanders Odds & Ends – Coliseum, Brooklyn, CBA. ‘The Usual’
Happy summer 2012 Islander’s Country. Hope you have enjoyed our year-in-review for the players…Read More










