As the Islanders continue their search for their fifth Stanley Cup––a drive for five––their success will depend on Ilya Sorokin more than ever before. Entering his sophomore season, a crucial

The New York Islanders have a very accomplished front office and coaching staff. Barry Trotz has been a Head Coach in the NHL since 1998 and won the Stanley Cup

A collective buy-in to the team’s disciplined identity and strict emphasis on structure has carried the Islanders to consecutive semifinals appearances. But what can take them even further? Many will

As the 2021-22 NHL season fastly approaches, the Islanders will look to go all the way and win the Stanley Cup. Anything else is a failed season for the Islanders.

In the three years since Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz took over the New York Islanders, the team has won 28 playoff games, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in back-to-back

As Jordan Eberle’s career with the New York Islanders ended, a new opportunity presented itself for Eberle in Seattle. Eberle’s tenure with the blue and orange was notably successful as

The New York Islanders’ playoff run recently ended after a heartbreaking loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals. The Isles were only five

Even though Semyon Varlamov has the worst goals against average of the four goalies left in the NHL Playoffs, he might be the best. One bad goal was the difference

Making playoff hockey predictions is a notoriously hard challenge. In Michael Mauboussin’s The Success Equation, he created a continuum of luck and skill in different sports. All the way on

When Islanders’ rookie Oliver Wahlstrom was injured in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Barry Trotz chose Travis Zajac to fill his spot in the lineup. Zajac not only