Younger, yes. Faster, yes. Better, obviously. But that can’t be all. Mike and Dan put as much effort into recapping the Islanders’ first two post-trade deadline games as the players put into playing them. Instead, they spend more time lamenting just how old, slow, sloppy and depressing the team looked in both, one of which was an actual win. One night after Ilya Sorokin stole … [Read more...] about Islanders Anxiety – Episode 325 – Show Us Your Spirit
Ducks 4 (EN), Islanders 1: Try, or try not?
What are we doing here? | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images That is the question that seems to face the Islanders every other night. The Islanders didn’t really show up in Anaheim Sunday night. Marcus Hogberg was back, so that was nice, and his efforts kept it close before the dam finally broke on the way to a 4-1 Ducks win. But overall, it was a disappointing, … [Read more...] about Ducks 4 (EN), Islanders 1: Try, or try not?
Islanders Gameday News: Brock-less in San Jose
Godspeed, you. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images This is gonna be weird...it feels weird. Well...here we are. The trade deadline is over, and the Islanders march on without one of the most steady, durable and ultimately prolific performers of this generation of Islanders. The guys who were together for the better part of 10 years or even more, many having come up … [Read more...] about Islanders Gameday News: Brock-less in San Jose
Islanders 4, Sharks 2: Slow start but two points to begin road trip and post-Brock era
As Ilya goes, so goes the Isles. | Photo by Kavin Mistry/NHLI via Getty Images They looked flat early but got the lead they needed in San Jose. On a night when the Islanders began their new reality and when Lou Lamoriello emphatically stated his stance on not “tearing down” and going into a rebuild that “takes 10 years” (and also emphasized that yes, he has a boss and … [Read more...] about Islanders 4, Sharks 2: Slow start but two points to begin road trip and post-Brock era
Islanders Gameday News: Lou speaks, trip continues in Anaheim
One more run for some of these guys. | Photo by Panayiota Good/NHLI via Getty Images The GM lays out his approach and his role. The Islanders are in Anaheim to attempt to build off Saturday night’s business-like 4-2 win over the Sharks. In their post-deadline reality, Lou Lamoriello came down from the mountain to speak to media, answer questions and restate his … [Read more...] about Islanders Gameday News: Lou speaks, trip continues in Anaheim