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Okposo and Ladd: a turning point for all. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images And with no games today, all oxygen is sucked away by Toronto. The Oilers have avoided another existential collapse — for now, at least — by getting past the upstart Canucks in Game 7, setting up a Western Conference final meeting with the Dallas Stars. Should be excellent. But today is our … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Prince on Tsyplakov, Okposo on the twilight

It’s a family tradition. | Photo by PressFocus/MB Media/Getty Images For club and country... The final four will be set after tonight’s final game of the second round, with the Dallas Stars waiting to see whether they’ll face the Vancouver Canucks or the Edmonton Oilers. But first, a little Isles note: Sure it was Kazakhstan, but it was only the third goal of the game: … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Game 7 in the West; Brock ties a USA record

Can score, and also likes to hit. | Xinhua/Edijs Palens via Getty Images Guy might score and check a little, maybe. The New York Islanders interrupted your sleepy Thursday to not only sign a guy but announce it. (It’s true! Well, maybe not the first part...knowing Lou Lamoriello, maybe they signed him three months ago and are only announcing it now.) The guy in question … [Read more...] about Islanders sign KHL winger Maxim Tsyplakov

Maxim is happy. | Photo by Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images With a chance to make history, Carolina instead pulled off a very Islander third-period. Crawling back from an 0-3 series lead with a chance to prove true their coach’s “it’s actually not that bad” pleas, the Carolina Hurricanes took a 3-1 lead into the third period of Game 6 against … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Verdict is in, Hurricanes still suck

What’d you think the Leafs would give us for an upgrade their goaltending? | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images 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. Tonight is Game 5 … [Read more...] about Islanders and NHL Playoff News: Carolina better not suck!