While the Stanley Cup Playoffs are still ongoing, most of the NHL is getting their offseason plans in place. One of those teams was a group that surprised some by making it into the postseason.
New York Islanders fans have grown accustomed to a quiet offseason. Usually, general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello addresses the public briefly at the end of the summer, if at all, and when he does, it’s uneventful.
The Fourth Period: The New York Islanders gained another second-round pick in their draft pick trade with the Chicago Blackhawks last week. What is GM Lou Lamoriello thinking now?
Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News: The New York Islanders and Lou Lamoriello normally do not make a large splash in free agency. However, the potential chaos in Carolina could be an avenue to explore.
It’s become somewhat of a running joke that New York Islanders president/general manager Lou Lamoriello has become too willing to trade away the team’s first-round draft choices in recent years.
The 2023-24 season was one of midseason hirings and firings. The tone was set days before the season began when the Columbus Blue Jackets fired Mike Babcock despite hiring him earlier in the offseason.
With nothing to do but wait until someone hoists the Stanley Cup, the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders are looking ahead to the 2024 NHL Draft.
Worcester Railers forward Jake Pivonka is headed over to Germany after spending just over a year in the New York Islanders organization. Pivonka, who was
The New York Islanders’ 2023 Trade Deadline acquisition and former Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat had a strong first full season on Long Island. He was acquired in a blockbuster deal and poised to play alongside Mat Barzal, but their connection was cut short due to an injury to Barzal.
Changes will be coming to the New York Islanders. The NHL trade market began to move Tuesday when the Nashville Predators traded defenseman Ryan McDonagh to the Tampa Bay Lighting, which could open the door to more wheeling and dealing. And open the door for an Islanders trade.
Sometimes NHL franchises are forced to part ways with pieces they want to keep. That’s the reality of the hard salary cap in place since the 2005-06 season, which forces both small and large market teams to pay attention to short and long-term player contract obligations.
It was a hard season for New York Islanders goaltender, Ilya Sorokin. He finished the 2022-23 season as a Vezina Trophy finalist behind Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark.
The lockers have cleared out. The dust has settled. The 2023-24 New York Islanders season story is over. The Islanders can now focus on improving the roster from middling to a contender.
The offseason is in full swing for the majority of the NHL and the rumors keep on coming. For the New York Islanders, it’s clear they need to move around some furniture this summer to provide a different look next season.
Noah Dobson had exactly the type of season the New York Islanders were hoping to see him have. He broke out offensively, improved his defense, and emerged as one of the league’s best young defensemen.
The New York Islanders have found themselves in as bad of a situation a team could be in. In sports, successful teams tend to have a direction. A team should either be competing, rebuilding, or preparing for contention.
The offseason is in full swing… for the New York Islanders that is. The playoffs are still living up to the hype but the Islanders’ focus has been on the offseason and the moves they can and should make.
The New York Islanders announced they signed Maxim Tsyplakov to a one-year, entry-level contract. The 6-foot-3 left wing had 31 goals and 47 points in 65 games last season with Moscow Spartak in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
The New York Islanders have announced that they have signed top European free agent Maxim Tsyplakov to a one-year, entry-level contract. Tsyplakov spent
The New York Islanders have signed international prospect Maxim Tsyplakov to an entry-level contract.
Entering the 2024 offseason, the New York Islanders have two key decisions to make. Star center Brock Nelson and breakout star defenseman Noah Dobson will both be entering the final year of their contracts and will be able to sign an extension starting on July 1.
The New York Islanders have signed Swedish goaltender Marcus Högberg to a two-year contract. Details of the contract have not yet been released. The news comes one week after Högberg announced he was leaving the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) club Linköping HC in a surprising move.
The Hurricanes had already set a franchise record for the fastest two goals in a playoff game, so what better way to advance to the second round than to improve on that mark by a second.
We had our first double-overtime game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday afternoon, and it resulted in the New York Islanders avoiding elimination.
We're happy to see Canes-Islanders as the first game of our weekend, because it's one we've been most drawn toward since we began compiling numbers for the eight matchups we have in store.
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