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Isles' series of bad moves threatens more than GM and coach
Their superstar is off to a miserable start while flanked by workmanlike but unremarkable wingers. Three core players took advantage of free agency to go elsewhere over the summer. The...
Jaroslav Halak still the Islanders No. 1 goalie -- for now
Jaroslav Halak made his seventh consecutive start in Friday night’s 3-2, overtime loss to the Penguins, and he performed reasonably well, making 32 saves. Whether he remains the team’s No....
Why one hiccup did not spoil Travis Hamonic's Isles return
The Islanders seemingly got some good news before Monday’s game against the Lightning when Travis Hamonic was able to return to the lineup from his broken thumb much sooner than...
Islanders' AHL call-up impresses in place of Travis Hamonic
Life without Travis Hamonic started for the Islanders on Monday night, when they played their first game without the defenseman, out with the hand injury he suffered Saturday in a...
Travis Hamonic is a blow Isles can't afford
Jack Capuano didn’t sound optimistic about Travis Hamonic’s injury that forced him out of the Islanders' shootout loss Saturday night to Edmonton, and he was proven right Sunday, when the...
Travis Hamonic's injury exit puts big dent in Islanders' defense
As if the Islanders don’t have enough problems after having dropped five of six, they played most of Saturday night’s 4-3 shootout loss to Edmonton without one of their top...
Islanders a mess with grumbling goalies and soggy ice
There is concern with everything swirling around the Islanders: on the ice, off the ice — even with the ice. That the Islanders have continued to lose is putting all...
Isles' ugly loss: Goalie struggles and 'Fire Cappy' chants
The Islanders figured out a way to get goalie Jaroslav Halak on the ice. All it took was the team’s worst performance of the season — and then some. The...
Isles erupt behind Shane Prince in offensive breakthrough
The Islanders have hardly gotten anything out of too many of their forwards, but Shane Prince has been an unlikely bright spot lately, including in a 5-1 win over Toronto...
Islanders prevail on 'little better' Barclays ice
John Tavares’ slow start to the season was indicative of an entire Islanders offense that hadn’t been able to find its way for much of the season’s first five games....
Islanders youngster's season debut cut short after injury
That certainly was a quick and unfortunate NHL cameo for Ryan Pulock. The Islanders called up the 22-year-old defenseman and he played just 3:57 in his season debut before suffering...
New-look Rangers start season with big win over Islanders
Something old, something new, and the hockey season began in New York with a whole lot of blue. The Rangers opened the regular season with an entertaining 5-3 win over...
Isles' historic year needs a better encore — from a strange core
The Islanders now have one year under their belt at Barclays Center, are under new majority owners and have broken a 23-year drought without an appearance in the second round...
Islanders' new acquisition could cost youngsters some jobs
Nobody is calling Dennis Seidenberg a game-changer. But the 35-year-old defenseman the Islanders signed to a one-year, $1 million deal Wednesday does represent a tightening of the screws on the...
Islanders co-owner says team has everything it needs to win
New Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky spent his first meet-and-greet with the press on Wednesday saying he is not “hiding under the table.” After what he said, it is clear, no,...
Islanders' offseason hinges on settling a long-ago trade request
There is one large domino that has to fall — or not — before the rest of the Islanders' offseason business can commence. The No. 3 on the back of...
Capuano surprisingly hints about possible Hamonic return
TAMPA, Fla. — Maybe Jack Capuano knows something no one else does. Or maybe the Islanders coach was just being naively optimistic, just like most of the fans of his...
How John Tavares juggled Isles' practice schedule
BRANDON, Fla. — It was a schedule dictated by the captain, so the coach went along. After the Islanders lost a second straight overtime game to the Lightning on Friday...
Other teams would be crushed by playoff turn -- are Isles?
BRANDON, Fla. — It’s not about three more wins for the Islanders. It’s about one. Because without a victory in Game 5 of their second-round series against the Lightning on...
Isles' latest John Tavares line experiment falls flat
Another left-winger for John Tavares, and another day held off the scoresheet. As Islanders coach Jack Capuano struggles to find a top line to stick with, his captain has been...