The Islanders Should Rest Players Ahead of the NHL Playoffs

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are quickly approaching and the Islanders have clinched a playoff spot. In New York’s final game of the season, the Islanders should look to rest veterans

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The Islanders Needed Home-Ice Advantage

Playing at home is important to most teams, but it brings a new level of importance for the Islanders. After the conclusion of the 2021 NHL season, the Islanders will

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Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac Need to Do More for Islanders

On April 8, the Islanders picked up Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac in a trade with the New Jersey Devils. The Isles could have pursued 2018 Hart Trophy winner Taylor

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How the Islanders Can Fix Their Power Play

This feels like a broken record but it has to be stated again, The New York Islanders power play stinks. It feels like we have this conversation every month on

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Average Game Intensity, Average Win Intensity, and Average Loss Intensity: A Response

Hello everyone! I want to give a less formal, more conversational response that walks through the AGI, AWI, and ALI data that backed up the previous article. So, let’s dig

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Evaluating NHL Playoffs Matchups for the New York Islanders

When the Islanders beat the Rangers on May 1 and the Rangers lost to the Capitals on May 3, the four teams representing the MassMutual East Division in the 2021

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Why Veteran Forward Josh Bailey is Islanders X-Factor

Veteran forward Josh Bailey embodies the New York Islanders as well as any player. When Bailey is on his game, the team is successful. If the Islanders are striving to

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Dark Horses and Underdogs for the NHL Stanley Cup 2021

As the NHL season enters its end, thoughts naturally turn to the NHL Stanley Cup in 2021. Who will contest the championship game?  As you might expect, the sportsbooks –

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NHL Teams Evaluated Using Average Game Intensity

A month ago, I published an article on Drive4Five about a statistic I created to measure an NHL team’s performance over a season: average game intensity. The metric is comprised

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Get Islanders and NHL Fans Involved in Team Decisions

It’s been over a week since the European Super League fiasco, and the last thing fans want is a similar problem in the NHL or with the Islanders. In April

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