Lighthouse Hockey

Somehow, this is the only image of Brendan Burke that Getty has. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Brendan Burke ain’t going anywhere. Also, we still have over a month until training camp. The offseason rolled into August yesterday; we’re about halfway through life without hockey in 2024. But we’ve still got a whole month to kill. It doesn’t affect the on-ice … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Another important extension done as August descends

Reposting for no reason | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Also: YOU could be the Islanders’ next strength and conditioning coach! Hello, LHHers! You might be watching the Olympics, or at the beach, or hiking away from the godforsaken digital dystopia and taking a break from arguing whether Maxim Tsyplakov is a potential top-six winger. And that’s just as well. Not a … [Read more...] about NHL News: Some guys have signed

Still a shot? | Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As Bart might say to Mo: Yes, Oliver clothes-on, at least for the time being, but both sides may still seek a new scene for him. Hey, there’s a mild bit of Islanders news! The the team’s modest summer cap crunch has become a little clearer now that one of their RFAs has re-signed... Islanders … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Wahlstrom’s in…for now

Dumping Rangers, taking out the trash. | Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images It’s July, so this is where we are. It’s still the quiet days of July and I’m frankly doing more hiking away from civilization than monitoring the latest Islanders non-news clipping. But it’s a new week, and the old thread was getting stale! Islanders … [Read more...] about Islanders (non) News: Webb on Kentucky; following Eiserman

“What, they didn’t give you seven years?” | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The bottom sixer with the long reach fits just under the cap. In not surprising but somewhat illuminating news, the Islanders announced that RFA forward Simon Holmstrom has re-signed on a cheap one-year deal, something that’s less than his qualifying offer but guarantees he’ll make an NHL … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Simon says sure, I’ll sign here