All Entries Tagged With: "mark streit"
Bruin Up Two Points in Boston: Nabby, Bailey Grind Isles to Victory
This game was never about “escaping with one point” and getting out of dodge. The Islanders needed to come away with two points tonight, regardless of their opponent. In what could be a potential first round playoff matchup, Islanders-Bruins was a game that the Isles needed to prove they could win. Last night, the Isles [...]
Upstart Isles Power Past B’s for 2-1 Road Victory
BOSTON, MA – After losing Brad Marchand to a mild concussion during Wednesday’s 5-4 win over the New Jersey Devils, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice Thursday against the Islanders, minus two thirds of their top offensive unit. With both Marchand and Patrice Bergeron out of the lineup, B’s bench boss Claude Julien opted [...]
Here are your 2013-2014 New York Islanders!
With the trade deadline over, fans can complain or cheer the Islanders easily predicted lack of involvement. Regardless of your opinion on whether or not the Isles should have done something, this is now the team they will go to battle with for the remaining 12 games. The talk has no shifted to playoffs and [...]
It’s an Isles Trade Deadline Preview
This season’s flying by. Although it may feel like the lockout is long gone, the NHL season’s end is close and we have the lockout to blame. Under normal circumstances, the 30-game mark is just over one-third of the season, but instead we’re talking about the final third of the season. Don’t get me wrong. [...]
Doesn’t Matter How They Win, As Long As The Isles Do
I’m tired of it. It’s annoying. I don’t want to see it anymore. I’m not talking about the Islanders blowing leads either. When’s it going to stop? The “same old Islanders” comments. The “this is why the Islanders will never get out of the basement” comments. The “this team isn’t improving” comments. Stop it. The [...]
Mid Term Progress Report
When we were younger, if we knew we were going to get a bad report card, we’d run home and try to intercept the mail so that our parents didn’t see it. If we were Bailey, Okposo, Reasoner, Aucoin, MacDonald, or Hamonic, we’d give the mailman the Bronx Tale treatment. Like every other blogger in [...]
Islanders Find Secondary Scoring, Bigger Problems in 5-4 Loss to the Maple Leafs
Games like the game against Toronto last night are the types of games where us, the fans, become heart-broken. We watch this team do everything we have been asking for, but of course, it falls on the wrong night. Everything we wanted happened, but other problems became an Achilles ‘heel. Let’s recap: The Islanders found [...]
Blown Away At Home: Isles Fall To Hurricanes, 2-7 on Coliseum Ice
How frustrating. The Islanders finally score a goal in the first period (first time in seven games), pull out to a 2-0 lead, and find a way to drop the sure-two-points in the standings to the Carolina Hurricanes. Yes, yesterday was a perfect example of what Islanders fans have been used to seeing: same bad [...]
Nabby Earns Shutout; Forwards Scoring Goals and Sharing Minutes
That’s what I’ve been asking for. Thirty-five saves later, and I can finally say Nabby stole a hockey game for the New York Islanders in 2013. I’m not saying Nabby hasn’t had a few good performances this year, but most of them came on the losing side of things. A goalie duel, which lasted deep [...]
NY ISLANDERS TRADE DRAMA: Garth Makes a CBA Cap Trade with the Bruins
Got to give it to Islanders fans, they are damn passionate bunch. They desperately want to have this team and fortunes turn a corner so quickly. It’s why that start got hyped and overrated to the gills, and a 3 game slide is now a virtual apocalypse. It is why news of a [...]
Pros and, of course, Cons
We are not exactly sure how to react to the first couple weeks of this hockey season. The Islanders certainly have turned a few heads. Is it just because they are fielding a team with the most players who played during the lockout? Are teams taking them lightly? Are they really, finally a good team? [...]
Islanders Fall to Bruins; Rick DiPietro Makes His Season Debut
The Islanders played their first of seven back-to-back games, as they took on the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden last night. This one marked Rick DiPietro’s first NHL game in over 400 days, but the New York Islanders fell to Boston by the score of 4-2. Two third period goals sunk the Isles, who [...]
Strong Finish Leads Bruins to 4-2 Win Over Islanders
BOSTON, MA – After fighting back from multiple deficits, the Boston Bruins tasted defeat for the first time on Wednesday evening, falling 4-3 in overtime at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers. On Friday, the B’s were back within the friendly confines of the TD Garden with a match-up against the New York Islanders on tap. [...]
Stomp the Yard: Isles Crumple Leafs in Their Road Opener
Before tonight, Islanders fans had to go two whole days without seeing an Isles game! What a long layoff! Doesn’t the NHL know we just went through a lockout? How long do they want to keep our hockey team away from us? Anyways, it was great to be watching Isles hockey tonight, as our favorite [...]
Cut the Power: Islanders Defeat Bolts For Their First Win of 2013
Well, that one was fun, was it not? Talk about familiar feelings. I had to listen to this one on the radio, and I was still closing my eyes in the final period. The New York Islanders met the Tampa Bay Lightning for a Martin Luther King Day matinee at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. [...]
Opening Night Roster Predictions For The New York Islanders
The NHL season is less than one week away! Are you excited, Islanders fans? Finally, the NHL released the schedules for all 30 NHL teams, so fans can now cancel all prior plans to watch their favorite team play in months. Although I may not be able to make it, the New York Islanders will [...]
The Islanders Are Back! What Can We Expect in 2013?
That happy feeling we all got after the NHL announced they had a deal for a new CBA has not worn off. Today’s a great day, and I didn’t have to do a single thing to make it that way. It’s just nice looking forward to hockey again. It’s nice being able to talk about [...]
EuroIslanders 2012-13
The NHL is still riding the pine. We are not guaranteed a season in 2013, but if a season were to start, it would be no earlier than January 1st. There would be no Winter Classic, but I’m sure not many would complain if they got to see their team back. All we want is [...]
2012 Hockey Independent Mock Draft: Selections 16-20; DiPietro … Or Fleury? Rolling The Dice In Net
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 [...]
Rask Injured, Isles Edge Bruins 3-2 At TD Garden
BOSTON – After twice posting a six spot on the Islanders this season, the Bruins welcomed New York to town on Saturday afternoon in search of their first set of back-to-back wins in over a month and a half. Playing in the middle contest of a Big-Apple trifecta (NJ on Thursday, NYI Saturday, NYR Sunday), [...]
