Lighthouse Hockey

Photo by Andrew Mordzynski/Getty Images With the injuries piling up, the Islanders’ game day roster had a few new faces with Samuel Bolduc and Grant Hutton up with the big club for the first time this season. They played well at 5v5 despite the injuries, but special teams continued to be a problem - the Rangers scored short handed and on the power play, while the Isles … [Read more...] about Rangers 5 (EN), Islanders 2: Depleted Isles can’t convert on chances

Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images Goals from Horvat, Tsyplakov, and Palmieri help the Islanders snap their three-game losing streak. With Mat Barzal out for this game with an undisclosed injury, Patrick Roy once again had to go to the line blender, putting together a makeshift top line of Lee-Horvat-Pageau to make up for Barzal’s absence. And after letting in … [Read more...] about Islanders 4, Sabres 3: Bounce back in Buffalo

Bo celebrates with half the remaining defensemen. | Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images Those two will be out long-term, in addition to all the other injury concerns. Well, the New York Islanders earned a big road win last night over the Buffalo Sabres, but part of what made it such a big win was the attrition they overcame to make it happen; it fortunately … [Read more...] about Islanders News: Finally won, but lost Barzal and Pelech

Mood. | Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders visit Buffalo and avoiding a shutout would be progress. The Islanders are in Buffalo Friday night to take on another “bad” team that Steve and the team’s own uninspired construction have conspired to make daunting. This is not the Gordon years, nor the low-point of the Capuano years, so this unbelievable … [Read more...] about Islanders Gameday News: Ready, aim, frustrate

From a draft steal to a “lose-lose” trade that ended up being a “win-win-win” trade for (almost) everyone. Joined by frequent prospect watcher Jake from the Skates at the Stakes podcast, we remember Aatu Räty’s surprise drafting and splashy debut for the Islanders before he became part of a massive trade. Once expected to be a Top 10 pick, Räty’s stock dropped precipitously in … [Read more...] about Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Episode 54 – Aatu Räty (with guest Jake from Skates at the Stakes)