Islanders focus on size in NHL draft
weblogs.newsday.com 6/12/2009 — The Islanders have just two players on their NHL roster who are as tall as 6-4 general manager Garth Snow -- 6-6 defenseman Andy Sutton and 6-4 fourth-line banger Tim Jackman. Beyond those two, the Isles' only true size includes 6-3 forward Trent ...

Grading the Islanders: Josh Bailey
lighthousehockey.com 6/4/2009 — I've thought a while about when and how to do individual "report cards" on the Islanders of this past season. (Translation: I've sat in the hot tub, cigar and Pilsner Urquell in hand, thinking, "You really should recap the season at some point, beyond that year-end Islanders awards post and ...

NHL Draft: The attack plan for Islanders draft coverage
lighthousehockey.com 6/25/2009 — The #1 pick frenzy and other recent good charm is likely to send quite a view new visitors to this Web site, where the next three days will be see a constant overkill flow of content. I just want to welcome any new (and new-ish) visitors and frequent lurkers -- please poke around and pour ...

NHL Draft: New York Islanders take goalies on Day 2 with Koskinen, Nilsson
lighthousehockey.com 6/27/2009 — Do not read too much into it. A healthy Rick DiPietro or not -- and we can only believe it when we see it -- the New York Islanders ' system was light on goaltending going into the 2009 NHL Draft. So after Garth Snow took a star and a puck-moving blueliner on Friday night, Day 2 started off ...

CLS on the draft: Dominik from Lighthouse Hockey on the New York Islanders
cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com 6/9/2009 — (During the trade deadline, CLS managed to wrangle/hypnotize/sweet talk/blackmail at least one team blogger from every NHL team [except, oddly, Edmonton] to tell us what they would do if they were their team's GM . It was one of the best features in this blog's brief history. Still, there were ...

Islanders' 2004 draft: A keeper and 2 who got away
lighthousehockey.com 6/8/2009 — More photos » by Michael Dwyer - AP The Islanders' best picks from 1996 and 2004: Blueliners who got away. Browse more photos » The [ Islanders '] 10 draft picks from 2004 ...

The Good, The Bad, And The New York Islanders!
novafantasysports.com 8/6/2009 — When news struck Long Island that the Islanders were receiving the #1 overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, something occurred that the Islanders organization had not seen in years...fan interest. NHL.com states that since then the Islanders have seen a significant ...

Islanders 2009-10 Schedule Analysis
3rdstringsafety.com 7/16/2009 — Last year, on the day when the 2008-09 schedule was released, I did a post talking about the schedule and predicting how the Islanders would fare. Honestly, it was one of the most fun blogs I did all year. Now that the 2009-10 schedule is here, let’s take a look at how things shake out ...

Isles' president Chris Dey: "It's up to Garth Snow"
weblogs.newsday.com 6/24/2009 — With only two days remaining before the Islanders make the first pick of the NHL draft in Montreal, excitement for the draft party planned by the club Friday night at the Coliseum is building as free ticket requests have climbed past 22,000. Team ...

Where do Tavares, Hedman, Duchene fit?
weblogs.newsday.com 5/20/2009 — As you look ahead to the June 26-27 NHL draft, it's important to look at the Islanders' current depth chart and projected signings to know where they stand in terms of roster commitments before they exercise the No. 1 and No. 26 picks in the first ...

Allan Muir: 2009 NHL mock draft — SI.com - NHL 6/23/2009
Who will the Islanders take at No. 1? Allan Muir projects the first round of Friday night's NHL Draft.

New York Islanders: Garth Snow Not Giving Any Draft Hints — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/23/2009
The NHL draft is just a few days away now, and there is plenty of excitement and nervousness heading into the draft party Friday night at the Nassau Coliseum.  With the first pick, New York Islanders GM Garth Snow and the rest of the ...

Who is No. 1 Come Draft Day? — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/24/2009
Who will the N.Y. Islanders draft? Islanders G.M. Garth Snow is in a great position to make a huge splash in this Friday’s upcoming draft with first pick overall. The Isle’s will have two first-round picks and three second-picks. ...

2009 NHL Draft Order — NHL.com News in English 6/24/2009
1. New York Islanders 2. Tampa Bay Lightning 3. Colorado Avalanche 4. Atlanta Thrashers 5. Los Angeles Kings 6. Phoenix Coyotes 7. Toronto Maple Leafs 8. Dallas Stars 9. Ottawa Senators 10. Edmonton Oilers 11. Nashville Predators 12. M...

Tavares or Hedman? Suspense builds over No. 1 NHL draft pick — NHL.com News in English 6/24/2009
John Tavares or Victor Hedman? The New York Islanders have the No. 1 pick in the NHL entry draft Friday in Montreal. Tavares, a crafty centre from Oakville, Ont., who scores devastating goals, and Hedman, a big, agile Swedish defenceman w...