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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The Goaltending Debate: Thomas Greiss vs. Jaroslav Halak

For the first time in two years, the New York Islanders have only two goaltenders to worry about going into this season. Islanders General Manager Garth Snow assured of this

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Using Hockey Economics to Predict Tavares' Contract

While the Islanders seem to be done with transactions until training camp, the team still has one more obstacle to clear before the season begins.  They are yet to extend

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Breaking Down CDH’s New Contract

Amidst the turmoil that surrounded this offseason, there were a few things that Isles fans knew were going to happen during the summer.  One of these was the fact that

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Islanders Prospects to Try Out for 2018 World Junior Championship

“Is it October yet?”  It’s that question that hockey fans keep asking themselves all summer long as they wait for the regular season to begin.  Some big name prospects, however,

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Our First Case Study: Would the Acquisition of Ilya Kovalchuk help the Islanders?

Ever since news broke that Ilya Kovalchuk was NHL bound, I seemed to be in the minority when it came to him signing with the Islanders.  The Russian forward expressed

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Baby Isles Take The Ice

On the evening of Thursday, June 29, 2017, Isles fans gathered at the Northwell Health Ice Center for the annual Blue and White Scrimmage, that featured many of the Islanders’

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Playing Armchair GM: The Blueprints for a Successful New York Islanders Roster

On behalf of the writers of Drive 4 Five, allow me to welcome you to our brand new Islanders fanpage. Thank you to those who have followed us here from

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