Islanders Remain Stagnant While Metro Rivals Improve

With the 2023-24 NHL season fast approaching, the New York Islanders are in the midst of another uneventful offseason. General manager Lou Lamoriello doubled down in his belief that his current roster has what it takes to bring the ...

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Islanders 2023 Offseason Retrospective: What Lou Got Right & Wrong

The offseason has all but passed as the calendar flips from August to September. NHL training camps are about to get underway and in a few weeks, the 2023-24 NHL season will begin.

Related: Islanders 12 Steps to a Perfect Off...

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#NewYorkIslanders #AlexDeBrincat #IlyaSorokin #ScottMayfield #SemyonVarlamov
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Ranking The 3 Islanders Free Agent Re-Signings

The New York Islanders' offseason seems all but wrapped up. While general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello can still make a big move and possibly acquire Alex DeBrincat, his primary task was completed this summer. He stressed the importance of re-signing his unrestric...

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#NewYorkIslanders #PierreEngvall #ScottMayfield #SemyonVarlamov
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Islanders Lamoriello is Betting On Current Roster: Now What?

New York Islanders general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello typically waits the entire offseason until he makes his signings. This year, he wasted no time. On the first day of free agency, he re-signed Pierre Engvall to a seven-ye...

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Islanders Re-Sign Scott Mayfield to 7-Year Deal

The New York Islanders have re-signed defenseman Scott Mayfield to a seven-year extension worth $3.5 million a season. They luckily got a nice discount in signing him to such a long-term deal to remain in Long Island, and they were able to ...

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Maple Leafs Have Other Free-Agent Options if Luke Schenn Walks

Before the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline passed, the Toronto Maple Leafs brought back Luke Schenn, 11 seasons after his initial tenure with the club. Overall, the 33-year-old provided Toronto with exactly what they needed – a minute-munching ...

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Oilers Taking Risk if They Sign Mayfield to Replace Ceci

As the offseason begins for the Edmonton Oilers, one player that may have played his last game in Oil Country is defenceman Cody Ceci. He was paired primarily with Darnell Nurse during the 2022-23 campaign, and as The Hockey Writers’' Rob Couch wrote about in May, that duo...

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New York Islanders 4 UFAs Ranked by Priority

New York Islanders general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello stated during his media availability the importance of re-signing his pending unrestricted free agents. For a GM confident in the roster in place, it's a priority to keep the core together for another s...

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#NewYorkIslanders #PierreEngvall #ScottMayfield #SemyonVarlamov #ZachParise
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Blues Need To Reshape Their Blue Line This Summer

The St. Louis Blues had a poor blue line in 2022-23. On top of that, it is highly overpaid, as there is nearly $30 million invested in the current defense corps. That makes up for just under 35 percent of their salary cap.

Scott Perunovich, St...

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Red Wings’ 2023 Free-Agent Targets: New York Islanders

Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Free-Agent Targets series for the Detroit Red Wings. During it, we will be looking at a handful of free agents from each NHL team who the Red Wings should consider pursuing this summer.

In this ...

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Cap-Strapped Islanders Face Tough Choices With Scott Mayfield

New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield has reached a critical juncture in his professional career. The 30-year-old is a pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) for the first time in his nine-year NHL career. But with the Islanders facing salary-cap issues, general manager (G...

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Islanders Look to Force Game 7 vs. Hurricanes

The New York Islanders lived to fight another day after their win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 on Tuesday. Pierre Engvall, Brock Nelson, and Mathew Barzal were the goal-scorers for the Islanders, while Ilya Sorokin had one of his best games of the series, stopping 34 sh...

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Islanders & Oilers Can Be Ideal Trade Partners at Deadline

The Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders are entering the trade deadline with hopes of securing playoff spots in their respective conferences. Both teams have had rollercoaster seasons thus far but have ...

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Islanders at Crossroads With Barzal Injury & Trade Deadline

The New York Islanders are having a rocky season. They are currently in playoff position in the Eastern Conference but are fighting off multiple teams for a wild-card spot. They have a 29-24-7 record and have...

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Maples Leafs Have 3 Good Trade Targets to Shore up Defense

Now that Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas has made the blockbuster trade with the St. Louis Blues that addressed his forward needs, his attention will turn to the blue line. The organization has depth on the backend, but t...

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Islanders Struggles Can’t Be Blamed on Lambert Entirely

The New York Islanders are watching their season fall apart. They won only four games in January, averaging 1.93 goals per game, and entered the All-Star break on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. While the Islander...

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Islanders Should Trade Scott Mayfield to the Maple Leafs

The New York Islanders are having a season to forget. With a 23-21-5 record and one win in their last 10 games, they are projected to miss the playoffs for the second season in a row. As a resu...

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Bruins Scout Islanders Game – Who Could Have Their Attention?

David Pagnotta reported that the Boston Bruins were one of the many teams that had scouts present during Monday's (Jan. 24) contest between the New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs. When noting that the Bruins and Maple Leafs ar...

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4 Takeaways From Islanders’ 2-1 Win vs Canadiens

The New York Islanders entered Saturday night's game desperate for a win. After four losses in a row, culminating with a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild where they allowed three unanswered goals in the third period, they defeated the Montre...

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#NewYorkIslanders #AnthonyBeauvillier #IlyaSorokin #NoahDobson #ScottMayfield
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3 Takeaways From Islanders’ 3-1 Loss vs Wild – 1/12/2023

The New York Islanders were looking to bounce back from a shootout loss but instead played arguably their worst game of the season. They had a 1-0 lead with only 10 minutes left in the game but allowed three unanswered goals to lo...

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