In today’s NHL news and rumors, the developments coming out of Vancouver and for players who have tested positive for the COVID-virus are not good. Meanwhile, Kyle Palimieri’s stock is rising just ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline. The Calgary Flames are likely to become sellers after another loss and which forwards are the New
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The 2020-21 NHL season has given us plenty of great games and competitive playoff races. The New York Islanders are currently in first place in the MassMutual East Division — arguably the best division in the NHL — looking eager to acquire a star player at the deadline and poised to compete for the Stanley
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Anaheim Ducks have apparently set their ask for forward Rickard Rakell. Not every team is keen to pay the price. The Toronto Maple Leafs are still favored to be active players before the deadline and New York Islanders’ GM Lou Lamoriello essentially admitted his plan is to use his
The New York Islanders announced on Friday morning that their captain, Anders Lee, will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. #Isles Injury Update: Team captain Anders Lee is out indefinitely with a lower body injury. There will be no further update provided at this time. — New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) March 12, 2021 The
It would be easy to look at the New York Islanders’ 2020-21 season so far and think they may be experiencing a setback. Salary cap issues, something the entire NHL has had to deal with and will continue to plague teams, handicapped the Islanders’ ability to make some moves in the offseason. 18 games into
The New York Islanders are in the midst of a seven-game point streak dating back to January 30th. After what was a subpar start to their season, Barry Trotz and Co. managed to turn things around, which has resulted in the team quickly climbing the standings, holding a playoff position. There are no easy games
After the New York Islanders dropped their second straight game, this time against a depleted Washington Capitals squad, the calls from fans to have the kids, Oliver Wahlstrom and Kieffer Bellows, inserted into the lineup at the same time were at near-deafening levels. Ross Johnston and Leo Komarov, and to a lesser extent Michael Dal
The New York Islanders’ offense has been awful to start this season and there’s no way around it. In the first six games, the team has been shut out twice and has scored only 1.5 goals per game. With the defense playing great and goaltender Semyon Varlamov having an excellent start to the season, the
There may not be fans in the stands for the 2020-21 NHL season, but that has not stopped fans of the New York Islanders from claiming their seat at the UBS Arena for the 2021-22 season. There is plenty of excitement for the anticipated state of the art arena, and it’s showing with the early
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The Calgary Flames still can’t win on opening night, not even with a two-goal lead. But the start of the 2020-21 NHL season portended good things for two East Division rivals, the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, and showed why the Minnesota Wild eagerly awaited the arrival of Kirill Kaprizov. The Flames dropped their
“In a chaotic time, they all know what their roles are,” Sportsnet’s Elliot Friedman said. “Who knows who will be available, the schedule – I think it plays to their strengths.” Heading into the 2020-21 shortened NHL season, many believe the New York Islanders’ mostly unchanged roster will work to their advantage. After last night’s
For much of the past half-decade, the New York Islanders have had the edge over the New York Rangers. From 2015-2018, the Islanders dominated the head-to-head meetings, but that changed the past couple of seasons. The teams split their four matchups in 2018-19, and the Rangers won three of the four games last year. While
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs and goaltender Frederik Andersen have decided not to talk contract extension. In Columbus, a huge chunk of players were held off the ice from practice and there’s more talk about the most likely landing spots for Pierre-Luc Dubois if the team looks to move him. The
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz that the New York Islanders have worked out terms with a couple of players not named Mathew Barzal and the announcement of those deals could be imminent. What is the status of talks between the Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin? Is there anything to the Patrik Laine
With the new NHL divisions set for the 2020-21 season, the MassMutual East Division, which includes the New York Rangers, will also now include the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres, as the Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets move to the Discover Central Division. The Rangers will face their division rivals eight times each this
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Mathew Barzal is listed at the New York Islanders training camp but was not on the ice. What’s the latest on his status? In Toronto, Joe Thornton got some big news and not every fan in Leafs Nation is completely on board with the head coach’s decision. The Edmonton Oilers
The 2020-21 NHL regular season is certainly going to be different. The season will be not only 56 games, but each team will only play the seven other teams in the new realignment of the divisions. For the New York Islanders, after a run to the Eastern Conference Final, they find themselves in a very