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The NHL returns Tuesday night to kick off the 2026-27 season with five games on the schedule, including a meeting of the Southeast contenders and last three Cup champs in the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers. Before all that, there was a huge trade between Toronto and Columbus that included two second-tier star
The Islanders and Maple Leafs treated us to a savagely uninteresting Isles 2-1 loss in Toronto to open the season, and one can only hope it’s not a harbinger, like one hopes the AI swarms don’t escape the lab and kill us all. Victor Eklund played his second NHL game, so that was neat, and […]
The NHL season is underway! Let us now enjoy all the ups, the downs and endless absurdities that are sure to follow with the “transition” 2026-27 New York Islanders, including an extra two games of angst in the expanded 84-game schedule. They have an incredible Calder-winning defenseman who’s sure to be a Norris candid
Hi, I got tired of seeing every hockey site posting “BOLD predictions for each NHL team” that weren’t very bold. Truly, they were mostly just lists of “this completely realistic thing could happen but my editor required that I make it sound bold,” and then they slapped “bold” on the headline for some rote, click-baity
Mike and Dan wrap up the Islanders preseason and prepare for the start of real games, while making two big announcements for this week. The Islanders went 1-3 in the preseason, with some standout performances, a few injuries, a slew of guys sent to Hamilton and one free agent signing – hulking defenseman Logan Stanley.
The Islanders are at home Friday night to host more of that hot preseason action, as the Rangers visit for the third of four preseason contests. Islanders News Elsewhere
Prospects being prospects and hockey’s positional values being what they are, from time to time the Islanders have had more theoretical centers than theoretically needed. It never hurts to have extras, especially since it’s easier for centers to become wingers than for wingers to become centers in the best league in th
The preseason Islanders were torched at home to their rivals, which shall be forgotten as quickly as possible, and several who played were on the (expected) next round of training camp cuts the team announced on Saturday. Semyon Varlamov played the full game and gave up all six goals, which sure feels alarming given hi
The Islanders open the 2026-27 season in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs have already lost once, in their opener last night to their rivals from Quebec. Scott Mayfield and Kyle MacLean appear to be the scratches (Matt Kessel too) based on the morning skate, as captured by Andrew Gross for Newsday and confirming the proj
The Islanders had their second preseason outing Tuesday night in Manhattan, and though it meant nothing, it’s still fun to see the Smurfs blow a 3-0 lead to the Islanders, who prevailed, 4-3, on the back of three power play goals. Elsewhere
The Islanders opened the 2026-27 training camp with some primarily familiar faces, though a few notable ones have not been seen on the ice in a while. As they got their bearings and prepared for Sunday afternoon’s preseason opener vs. the Devils, there was lots to catch up on. The Returning Injured Guys Islanders Camp
The Islanders open training camp — which are now shorter than past camps per the new CBA — with news that Mathew Barzal will not skate for all of it “due to aggravation of a prior injury that has caused some inflammation.” So we are starting the season with Barzal out, and on Health Watch. […]
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