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Islanders News: NHL 2026-27 schedule released
The NHL has released its regular season schedule for 2026-27, a key step for arguing with friends and ticket-sharers over who gets what game and which ones will be season-ending losses. The Islanders open in Toronto, a meeting of the two most recent first-overall picks. The home opener follows on Saturday, Oct. 3, vs. the […]
Islanders & NHL News: Meet the new guy
The Islanders and NHL offseason news has generally slowed to a crawl, but their former captain had his formal introduction to Salt Lake City media, and we have salary arbitration dates for those who’ve filed around the league. So there’s that. Islanders News Elsewhere
Islanders News: Design our jersey well or we’ll shoot this dog
It’s mid July, free agency has settled down…how do we get something on the radar? I got an idea and it’s only as fish-sticky as you make it… Islanders News In a move that would’ve invited infinite scorn during the Blog Box era, and now only invites…well, scorn but also satire and shrugs, the Islanders […]
Islanders & NHL News: Transition period
The NHL is trying to settle into its brief mid-summer quiet period, but there are major names still out there (trade requests) and arbitration hearing season is also around the corner. In the post-July 1 dust-settling, Elliotte Friedman’s latest 32 Thoughts podcast made waves among several fanbases (15 minutes on the Ducks losing control, the […]
Islanders & NHL News: Arbitration filings and trade rumors
The U.S. Independence Day has passed, regular 9-to-5, Monday-to-Friday schleps return to work, and the seven-day clock on the Flyers’ offer sheet to Leo Carlsson continues to count down. (Also, in the World Cup, the U.S. Men’s National Team continues their run vs. Belgium after England devastated Mexico in Mexico City, then resumed their abuse […]
Islanders & NHL News: DeBoer reflects, Flyers drop bombshell
The Philadelphia Flyers have single-handedly altered the league’s salary landscape by RFA offersheeting a 21-year-old to make him the league’s highest-paid player at $18 million a year. That’s great for them and all, as hoped-to-be-franchise centers like Leo Carlsson are painfully difficult to aquire, but hot damn did they just burn through the rest of […]
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 378 – Two Different Things Going On
Mike and Dan examine the newest Islanders and the plan going forward, say goodbye to those who left via free agency – especially former captain Anders Lee – and wrap up their 10th podcast season. Islanders GM Mathieu Darche made some smart, short-term pick ups on the first day of free agency, signing winger Matias […]
Islanders Free Agency News: Anders Lee to Utah, Darche talks 2027-28
The Islanders made a few depth signings on the first day of free agency, and evidently, one was to replace the departing Max Shabanov, who very understandably chose not to return. But the big splash (or unsplash?) was the confirmation that captain Anders Lee was exiting after 923 regular season plus another 46 playoff games […]
Islanders Free Agency Day News: Farewell to arms
Today could be the day the Islanders and captain Anders Lee say goodbye after 14 seasons and 923 games together. Lee will turn 36 in a couple of days, so while both parties would like to continue their relationship under the right conditions, there is apparent disagreement over term or rate and what not. Such […]
Islanders News: Prospect camp begins, free agency looms
It’s the end of June, July beckons. Do you know where your prospects are? How about your free agents? Islanders News Elsewhere
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 377 – On a Slower Timeline
Mike and Dan recap the Islanders picks in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, look ahead to a shallow free agency pool and bring forth a new, delusional Master Leaf Theatre. The Islanders didn’t make any big splashes in Buffalo but didn’t come away as one of the draft’s big losers, either. By focusing on defensemen […]
Islanders 2026 Draft Wrap: Lots of defensemen
The Islanders emerged from the NHL Draft weekend with two new forwards and three new defensemen plus an option to buy. After selecting the swift and towering “single” Malte Gustafsson in the first round on day one, additional defensement included Saturday’s late round selections: With their final two picks, the Isles added a couple forwards: […]
Islanders 2026 NHL Draft: Malte Gustafsson selected 13th overall
The Islanders made their lone pick with little fanfare on what was a never-ending first day of the draft: Malte Gustafsson, a tall, swift-skating, left-side defenseman who’s already had pro-league experience at age 17 with HV71 in Sweden, was their pick at 13th overall. The Isles went into the draft with four picks on the […]
Islanders Draft Day Updates: DeAngelo re-signed, calls on Barzal
League moves and rumors continued throughout the first day of the NHL Draft, with at least one Islanders update and one “can confirm” thing that got people up in arms but is likely nothing. First, the Islanders announced the re-signing of defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a two-year contract at $4.5 million per year. Damn, nice […]
Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Episode 91 – Weirdest Islander of the Year 2026 (with guest Lisa, aka IslesChick)
Along with our friend Lisa, aka IslesChick, we reveal the 2026 winner of the Don Cutts Trophy as the Weirdest Islander of the Year for 2026. It was a weird season for the Islanders, who had good streaks and bad and historic performances and horrible ones on the way to a disappointing finish. Within that […]
Islanders News: NHL Draft time
Tonight’s the night…the first round of the NHL Draft takes place via conference calls and hopefully through less-awkward TV means than last year (though we’ll never forget that Matthew Schaefer moment). Islanders News Elsewhere Not the Draft
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 376 – A Meaty Wrap
What was supposed to be an easy episode about the draft turned into a look at a wild few days in the NHL and where the Islanders sit among the craziness. We don’t know anything about prospects. So we reached out to our Patrons and asked them who they’d like to see the Islanders draft […]
Islanders & NHL News: DuPuis joins Isles; big trades keep coming
The Brady Tkachuk trade was only the beginning; lots of trades of name players continue to roll around the league in the lead-up to the draft. Meanwhile, the Islanders made a front-office move that I will take some getting used to, because I’m petty like that. Islanders News Elsewhere
NHL & Islanders News: Mocking drafts; Beau-T day; Hall of Fame
The Islanders are just days away from adding another top prospect to their system, unless they trade their pick for a 30-year-old. The mock drafts overfloweth; someone rated between 10th and 18th will probably be theirs. It will be both brilliant and inexcusable, a steal and a reach. Islanders News Elsewhere
NHL Draft Week Starts with a Tkachuk Bang
The week leading into the NHL Draft has kicked off with a bang as the long-speculated joining of the Tkachuk brothers has come to fruition. The Florida Panthers, back-to-back Cup winners and three-time finalists before falling off due to injuries in 2025-26, are reloading by acquiring Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators for a package […]
Islanders & UFA News: Ho-Sang on life; Raddysh Leafs Tampa
The offseason got a jolt, though at the expense of an already uninspiring July 1, when the top blueline UFA was taken off the market via a sign-and-trade. It’s not a riveting post-Cup June just yet, but a trade every other day isn’t a bad clip as we march steadily toward the draft. Islanders News […]
Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Episode 90 – Josh Ho-Sang
Mike and Dan chat with Islanders first round pick and true renaissance man Josh Ho-Sang about hockey, his music, spreading positivity and a variety of other topics. Islanders fans will remember him from his dramatic drafting, his electric plays on the ice and the headlines he made during his time in the NHL. But Josh […]
Islanders News: Prospect scrimmage, anyone?
I read something recently quoting somebody else who said your favorite World Cup (the soccer version) is the one that happens when you’re about 8-13 years old or so, because it’s when things still feel magical but before you grasp how cynical and corrupt FIFA is and how the world is in general. All that […]
Islanders & NHL News: Pageau, Bear & Cup tales
I have a Bernese Mountain Dog named Bear. He’s an absolute doofus, a rescue that we foolishly adopted after he’d basically run the streets of a rural area for the first two years of his life. So he knows not personal space nor manners. He drools — and flings his drool — more than any […]
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 375 – Poof, The Hurt’s Gone
Mike and Dan recap singings and rumors, and reflect on how the Knicks’ championship makes them think about the Islanders’ chances of reaching the same pinnacle. Bringing back Long Island product Marshall Warren is a nice move, especially since the defenseman showed some promise in just a few NHL games this season. But beyond him […]
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