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Islanders: Forget the Playoffs, Just Fight the Good Fight

Greenwich Village, N. Y. – The news that Michael Grabner is sidelined with a shoulder injury 7 to 10 days neither signifies nor bespeaks a curse, ill-fortune, or poor coaching. Injuries are an…Read More

Meet the Mailman – Islander Mid-term Grades are in. Part I

Uniondale – NY It’s March 12th and the New York Islanders are only 2 points from a playoff spot! Now I know I should have given you a spoiler alert what with starting off the report card with…Read More

Rick DiPietro: The Rhyme of the Ancient Islander

UNIONDALE, N. Y. –“We’re hanging a lot of our reputations on this kid…” Mike Milbury G.M. New York Islanders, June 24, 2000 Calgary Alberta. Rick DiPietro, is gone, he is…Read More

Isles & Sabres Sacrifice their Respective Lambs to Hockey Gods Hoping for Better Days

BUFFALO, N. Y.– Both New York teams are soul-searching these days, in desperate need of changing their fortunes, taking aim at capturing the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. But as…Read More

Sorry Jack, Time to Go (No Hard Feelings…Well, Maybe Some)

  MANHATTAN, N. Y.– Coming off a series of disheartening and perplexing loses, filled with awkward rebounds, poor backchecking, and simple bad luck, the New York Islanders find themselves…Read More

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Woes Continue: Despite ‘Dominance’ Islanders Fail to Defeat Sabres

UNIONDALE, N. Y.– The Buffalo Sabres steal a 3-2 victory from the hapless New York Islanders,…Read More

Islanders Come Home With Much To Say

UNIONDALE, N.Y.– The New York Islanders were leap-frogged in the Atlantic standings yesterday…Read More

Islanders Best Show in Town

  UNIONDALE, N.Y.– The New York Islanders are resting these next two days, preparing for…Read More

Islanders Beaten by Beantown Bruins

Boston, MA–  The pressure was on the Islanders to continue their explosive play from the previous…Read More

Islanders’s Rick DiPietro Gets Start Against Bruins

Boston, MA– Jack Capuano has decided to rest Evgeni Nabokov and give Rick DiPietro his first start…Read More

Bedeviled Islanders Begin Pushing Boulder Uphill

UNIONDALE, N.Y.– Poor line changes, sloppy puck exchanges, and anemic forechecking led to a less-than…Read More

Islanders Give Fans Live Look at Potential Roster

Today the New York Islanders opened their gates to die-hards and curious onlookers alike, continuing…Read More

New York Islanders: A Team Destined for Perpetual Mediocrity?

The question on every New York Islanders fan’s mind isn’t necessarily a question at all,…Read More

Islanders Schedule for 2012-13 Finally Released

Ladies and gentlemen, the lockout has finally ended. And let the frenetic chase for Lord Stanley’s…Read More

5 Reasons Why a 48-Game Season May Help the Little Guys of the NHL

Greetings all. I’ve complied a quick list of categories that may or may not work to a ‘weaker’…Read More

Ricky makes “Joey’s” day

Anyone who thinks that hockey players are insensitive and not out in the public is extremely misguided. I…Read More

Hockey from the Blind Side, Random Observations and an Apology

I want to begin by first apologizing to Gary and the Eyes on Isles staff and our readers for my absence…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

Welcome Back – DP to return to the Isles lineup

Yes fans – he is back! It was announced on Wednesday, that Rick DiPietro has been activated from…Read More

Isles Year Review – #39 Rick DiPietro

Without a doubt, we come to another of the guys on the New York Islander roster who will cause a near…Read More