The New York Islanders dropped their second straight preseason game, 4-1, on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center. Much like their 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday night, these losses aren’t worth overanalyzing. With that said, here’s a look at the two main takeaways from last night’s loss,
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The New York Islanders will be looking to put last season’s struggles behind them and return to the playoffs after missing out on the postseason in 2021-22. Before last year, they narrowly missed advancing to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 and 2021, and a lot of the roster remains looking to go on another
The NHL season is around the corner and teams are getting ready for the 82-game schedule that lies ahead. The New York Islanders are hoping to prove that last season, where they went 37-38-7 and missed the playoffs, was an outlier for an otherwise great team. The offseason was a quiet one, and the roster
The 2022-23 NHL season is around the corner and despite a quiet offseason, the New York Islanders enter the year with high expectations. The veteran-heavy roster built on good defense and great goaltending is looking to rebound from last season where they missed the playoffs but will have to do so in arguably the toughest
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports The Canadiens need to find some blue line help on the right side Marc Antoine Godin of The Athletic: So the Montreal Canadiens basically have about $5.5 million in projected cap space, not including Kirby Dach‘s contract that could come in between $3
The New York Islanders are looking to bounce back next season after missing the playoffs in 2021-22 and the rebound starts with the offense improving. They scored only 2.79 goals per game last year and in Barry Trotz’s four years as head coach, the team failed to average over three goals per game in a
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports The Islanders should re-visit J.T. Miller trade talks Stefen Rosner of NYI Hockey Now: The New York Islanders should re-visit trade talk with the Vancouver Canucks about forward J.T. Miller. The Islanders were linked to Miller at the draft. Being able to acquire
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, a rough translation of recent comments by David Pastrnak hints that the forward might not be leaning towards a long-term extension with the Boston Bruins. Meanwhile, did Nazem Kadri’s deal make it easy for J.T. Miller to understand his value as a pending unrestricted free agent? Speaking of Kadri, how
Every season, there are good players on bad, even awful, teams that go unnoticed. They might have a career year, but on a struggling team, fans don’t always pay attention. Such is the way in the NHL which, more than other leagues, requires great teams to make the playoffs and elite teams to win the
With free agency kicking off well over a month ago, all of the most prominent names that were available have now been signed. That said, there are still a number of capable NHL players who are waiting on a deal, one that they hope will come before training camps get underway in mid-September. Related: 3
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Could a $6.5 million deal work for the Flames and for Mackenzie Weegar? Steve Macfarlane of Calgary Hockey Now: Mackenzie Weegar has said he’s open to signing a long-term deal with the Calgary Flames. Any extension for Weegar would have to be at
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is an update on the New York Islanders and their rumored quest to sign Nazem Kadri in free agency. In Duncan Keith returning to the Edmonton Oilers? If so, in what capacity? Are the Washington Capitals open to moving Lars Eller? Finally, what is the latest on J.T. Miller
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports The goalie free agent market is thin, so teams looking for a goalie could turn to James Reimer or Jake Allen Marco D’Amico of Montreal Hockey Now: The Vegas Golden Knights, Philadelphia Flyers, and Arizona Coyotes are among the teams with their eye
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Jim Matheson: Would have to assume that the Vegas Golden Knights have called the San Jose Sharks about goaltender James Reimer. James Nichols: The Golden Knights were interested in New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov back at the trade deadline. Vegas doesn’t appear
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports The New York Islanders could have four-plus transactions ready to go Kevin Weekes: Not sure about the timeline on when they will be filed, but it shouldn’t be a surprise if the New York Islanders make at least four transactions. Stefen Rosner: It
Zdeno Chara has not decided on whether or not he will be playing during the 2022-23 season. His agent, Matt Keator, told Matt Porter of the Boston Globe earlier this summer that the veteran would announce his decision this September (from ‘How former Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask is enjoying himself in retirement,’ The Boston Globe,
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, how close are the Vancouver Canucks to getting a deal done with Bo Horvat? Meanwhile, could the Detroit Red Wings be facing a similar situation to the one the Calgary Flames dealt with this summer? The Montreal Canadiens might be close to getting a deal done with Kirby Dach, while
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Vladimir Tarasenko won’t be moved for nothing … How low would Ryan O’Reilly go on a new contract? Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic: (mailbag) The St. Louis Blues need Jordan Binnington to play well for them to have some success this season. Binnington’s
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