Tag Archive | "New York Islanders"
Teams Lining up to Settle Before Arbitration
A few weeks ago we released an arbitration list which named the players ready to do battle with their employers. From that list a vast majority settled with the exception of Stanley Cup winner Antti Niemi. Let’s take a short look at who settled and who is still prepared to go to war: James Wisniewski [...]
Continue reading...An Open Letter to Ilya Kovalchuk
Friday, July 9, 2010
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…from his Fantasy owners. Dear Ilya, We never met but I’ve now owned you on my team for some time now. Although I was wary of drafting you a few years ago due to your poor supporting cast, you have proved to be one of the most consistent players in the game if not the [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: New York Islanders
Friday, June 11, 2010
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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...Igloo Insider: The End Of An Era
Thursday, April 8, 2010
I knew this day would eventually come, but can’t quite believe it’s finally here. Tonight the Pittsburgh Penguins will play their final ever regular-season game in Mellon Arena, a building that has been their home ever since the team’s inclusion within the 1967 expansion of the NHL and will soon no longer be the oldest [...]
Continue reading...Blake Comeau: Coming of Age at the NHL Level
Saturday, March 20, 2010
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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
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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
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Is Spending Big on Defence a Sound Strategy in the NHL?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
One of the big stories off the off-season (at least on TSN) was Brian Burke’s insistence on building a strong defensive core on the Leafs blueline. He spent big to acquire Mike Komisarek and Francois Beauchemin to compliment the already high-paid Tomas Kaberle, Jeff Finger and Mike Van Ryn. In related news, the Leafs have [...]
Continue reading...Under Review: Jan 11—Jan 18
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Hey everybody; time for another week-in-recap from the seven days past in the NHL and the hockey world at large. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. A producer at Pittsburgh television station FSN Pittsburgh has been suspended indefinitely for allegedly holding back a conclusive goal-scoring tape from NHL head offices during the dispute of the goal in question. [...]
Continue reading...Midyear S.O.S. Goaltending Primer
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Most pooler websites are posting mid-season reports of NHL stats and player comparisons and we at DailyFaceoff.com are no exception! We pride ourselves in up-to-date starting goalie information, so let’s review the goaltending situation around the NHL to help you win those valuable points in your pool. If you were lucky enough to draft any [...]
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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