All Entries Tagged With: "Calvin de Haan"
The Islanders Have A Dark Horse Candidate For Their 6th Defenseman
Well, it’s definitely August. It’s just about two weeks into the last month before hockey preseason begins, and it feels like there is absolutely nothing going on that is hockey-related (not counting the CBA, of course). Summer is a tough time for hockey fans, but we get through it by putting fuel on speculation and letting [...]
Backchecking: The Islanders Begin Offseason But What Do The Fans Think?
Most days that I read comments and assessments from Islander fans I end up just slapping my shaking forehead and saying out loud. “oh holy hell….” I mean seriously, is there nothing that Garth Snow can do to make Islander fans happy? Does it really matter if they are or they are not? The short [...]
2012 Hockey Independent Mock Draft: Selections 1-5; The Future Stars
The Hockey Independent crew has come together again; this time to piece together a 2012 NHL Mock Draft for your reading pleasure. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red Wings), Bill Philp (Tampa Bay Lightning) and myself, Benjamin Woodward (Boston [...]
Backchecking: What to Expect: Part 3 — Defense
I hope we all had a great holiday break the last week. Although, I suppose the 3 games that made up the Christmas break for the Islanders was anything but great. Battling back on the road and getting a few wins put the Islanders within hailing distance of a run at the pack. But with [...]
NY Islanders: A Recipe for Success?
We are in the dog days of summer. There is nothing worse for an Isles fan than an August where so much is left up in the air. Its been a long long month. The venue effort failed. Free agency was with minor solid piece on the bottom 6, which I warned long ago. The [...]
TRADING ANDY SUTTON MIGHT BE FOOLISH: Isles Need A Big Boy on Blueline
Physical defensemen who block shots and have a mean-streak do not grow on trees. Ones who are relatively young and can play Scott Gordon’s uptempo system are even harder to find. This is why it might be foolish to deal Andy Sutton and let him hit the open market this summer. No matter who is [...]
OH YEAH, HOCKEY: Isles Gearing For Season Besides Another Groin Injury?
Besides Matt Moulson, if the rest of the team could get a point tweaking their groin, the Isles might be raising a few eyebrows instead of the LI cost of ice packs. As Katie Strang wrote in Newsday, these type of injuries give the kids trying to make the team an extra look. Hockey Independent [...]
