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New York Islanders Q & A with Christian Arnold
Every once-in-a-while we get some exclusive, first-hand information. Recently we were about to corner New York Islanders blog boxer Christian Arnold in order to extract some excellent fantasy hockey knowledge out of him. If you are unfamiliar with his work, Christian runs the awesome Isles-based website Islanders Hockey Blog in addition to covering the Isles and New York [...]
Continue reading...Crashing the Net: Okposo is Heating Up
Monday, December 12, 2011
Welcome to this week’s edition of Crashing the Net. For this tenth week of the season we’re going to take a look at each position and some of the players that you might want to add to your roster. We hope you will be able to utilize this article in order to gain a competitive advantage [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Analysis of Brian Rolston / Trent Hunter Trade
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Earlier today, news broke of a cross-town deal between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Islander. Cash-strapped and entering the 11th hour of Zach Parise ‘s contract negotiations, the Devils shipped 38-year-old winger Brian Rolston and his $5.01 million cap hit to the Isles in exchange for two-way forward Trent Hunter. The trade [...]
Continue reading...Crashing the Net – Week 16 Waiver Wire
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
This week, with no team playing more than two games because of the circus NHL All-Star game, fantasy owners are saved from the recent rash of injuries across the league. During last week’s Crashing the Net, we examined players such as Jamie Benn, Scott Clemmensen, and Wojtek Wolski. When action returns returns to full-time duty next [...]
Continue reading...Kyle Okposo out 2-3 months with torn labrum
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
According to Katie Strang of Newsday, Kyle Okposo will not return to the New York Islanders lineup until at least December. The injury, coming during a closed door practice to fans and bloggers, is currently diagnosed as a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will require surgery. Before setting a date for the surgery, [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: New York Islanders
Friday, June 11, 2010
Offensive Corps: Matt Moulson has every reason to smile while staring deeply into the eyes of rookie phenom and 2009 first overall pick John Tavares. Before meeting Tavares the 25-year-old Moulson struggled to crack a competitive and young Los Angeles Kings roster, playing only 29 games over two seasons. All the power forward needed was [...]
Continue reading...Blake Comeau: Coming of Age at the NHL Level
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Most of the talk coming out of Long Island this season revolved around the team’s troubled financial circumstances and budding superstar John Tavares. However, since the Isles returned from the Olympic break winger Blake Comeau looks like the star on the precipice of emerging. The New York Islanders drafted Comeau in the second round of [...]
Continue reading...Locking Up the Youth
Friday, February 26, 2010
The last week marked an interesting trend with certain NHL front offices as general managers began locking up their promising young players. Pekka Rinne, Andrew MacDonald, Cal Clutterbuck and Rene Bourque all inked new deals, ensuring they would wear their sweaters for at least another couple of seasons. The youngest of the four would be [...]
Continue reading...Young Islanders Rising Through the Standings
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Many pundits pegged the Isles as instant lottery pick contenders but this revitalized team led by John Tavares simply refuses to quit. Over their last ten games the team won seven, taking 15 points from their opponents and sitting in the eighth playoff seed as of this writing. Some of those wins came over the [...]
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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