The Unnecessary Criticism Surrounding Josh Bailey

When most hockey fans hear the name Josh Bailey, they think of your slightly above average second or third line winger. But for some unnecessary and absurd reason, whenever fans

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Mathew Barzal: Garth Snow's Best Trade

Fair warning to the rest of the NHL, Mat Barzal has got some serious wheels. We saw it in the preseason against the Devils, and Rick Nash and Mika Zibanejad

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Is the John Tavares Contract Situation Affecting His Play this Season?

For the last year or so, the idea that John Tavares could leave the Islanders after the 2017-18 campaign put nerves in the minds of many fans. Now, it begs

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During a Terrible Time, the Golden Knights Will Alleviate Some Pain

Yesterday at 10:00 PST in Las Vegas, a man now identified as Stephen Paddock opened fire from his 32nd floor hotel room at a country music festival. Over 50 people

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The Two Islanders Calder Trophy Candidates This Year

The New York Islanders are a pretty good team with pretty good young talent, and two of their young stars are center Mathew Barzal and right-winger Joshua Ho-Sang. Now many

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NHLers Aren't Going to Kneel for the Anthem, Right?

[twitter-follow screen_name=’drive4five_’] This past Sunday, the entire country watched as NFL players and even some owners united arm in arm, kneeling during the national anthem.  It sparked from a rally

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Islanders vs. Flyers (9/17/17): More Than Just a Preseason Game

This article was written by Harris Eisenberg. Want to know what it was like to be back at the Coliseum? If so, this is the article for you.

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More than an Arena, the Story of how I Became an Islanders Fan

My family is by no means a hockey family.  My father grew up in Israel.  He played soccer his entire childhood and didn’t know what hockey was until he spent

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Islanders Rookies Come Back and Defeat the Flyers 4-3 (OT)

Not only is the Islanders’ rookie team promising, their perseverance seems to be second-to-none.  Wednesday night, the rookie squad took on the Philadelphia Flyers’ prospects at Wells Fargo Center in

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Recapping the Islanders' Offseason and Preparing for 2017-2018

In hockey there are five “seasons,”; the preseason, regular season, playoffs, Stanley Cup final, and offseason.  Each has its own elements that fans around the hockey world get excited for. 

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