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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Future of the New York Islanders: Draft Day
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 6/20/2009 — [Editor's Note: Last month, SportsJudge NHL Insider Darren Coslov took an in-depth look back at the futility of the New York Islanders with owner Charles Wang at the helm. Today, he breaks down the upcoming draft and who the Islanders should select with the #1 overall pick.] Just less than ...

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 ...

Did the Isles Get the Steal of the N.H.L. Draft?
slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com 6/28/2009 — Was 6-foot-7 goalie Mikko Koskinen the sleeper pick of the draft this weekend?

Isles Draft Preview and a Wish List — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/25/2009
Tempting as it may be with the prospect of an anticipated packed house on hand at the Coliseum, I won't be at the Islanders' draft party Friday night to see the No. 1 selection announced in person. My softball team has a doubleheader that night, and ...

Toronto Maple Leafs: Talks Heating up as NHL Draft Nears — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/25/2009
With the NHL Entry Draft now just over 24 hours away, the rumours are really starting to heat up, especially when it comes to Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Burke has been attempting to move up for the better part of the last two months. ...

Jim Kelley: Draft day trade buzz and other notes — SI.com - NHL 6/25/2009
I haven't given much credit to the New York Islanders and general manager Garth Snow since he got the gig two seasons ago, but if the rumors are true that he's going to draft Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman first overall on Friday evening in ...

Tavares in race to be top draft pick (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 6/26/2009
John Tavares has waited for this moment nearly all his life even though he is only 18 years old. Tavares could very well be the top pick at the NHL draft on Friday night. The New York Islanders have the first selection. "I've worked very ...

Tavares in race to be NHL's first pick overall — NHL.com News in English 6/26/2009
MONTREAL (AP) -John Tavares has waited for this moment nearly all his life even though he is only 18 years old. Tavares could very well be the top pick at the NHL draft on Friday night. The New York Islanders have the first selection. "I've wor...