Another Crushing Defeat
nyhockeyrivalry.com 4/2/2009 — The nice thing about these Islanders from a writer's perspective is that you don't even have to wait for the game to be over to start your piece. That's because every game is exactly the same. Islanders play some team with 30 or so more points than ...

New York Islanders Schedule, Roster, Stats, Blog Posts - NHL - hockey
sbnation.com 4/1/2009 — rss Posts about New York Islanders last updated Apr 2, 2009 12:25 AM EDT Contract, schmontract: Joey will always have that night in Detroit. Islanders Gameday: Caps eye season sweep* by Dominik from Lighthouse Hockey on Apr 1, 2009 1:03 PM EDT The ...

Tim Jackman will be back, man
lighthousehockey.com 3/19/2009 — A week with five days between games is the time to announce news that would otherwise be buried: The Islanders extending Tim Jackman is a no-brainer for both sides. Jackman, 27, is finding an opportunity to play a regular role like he's found nowhere else (in the NHL) before. And the ...

Islanders injuries: Redefining 'MASH unit'
lighthousehockey.com 3/18/2009 — It's the kind of information that gets us questioning who has it out for us worse: The Islanders training staff, or the hockey gods who seem hellbent on cursing us? James Mirtle has a nicely digestible table of man-games lost to injury for the last four seasons, and it will surprise few of ...

Islanders drop anchor in Boston
stanleycupofchowder.com 3/14/2009 — The Bruins will be playing for their 45th win of the season this afternoon when they play host to the New York Islanders. The Islanders currently have the fewest points of any team in the NHL and are looking like front-runners for the Tavares lottery. However, former Baby B's head coach ...

The Friday Memo
puckmoney.blogspot.com 3/6/2009 — News and Notes from around the Business World of Hockey...- Three NHL Clubs are in the Top 10 of BizJournals new complete listing of all sports teams from the four major leagues in terms of being most successful in the calendar year of 2008. Five NHL clubs are in the top twenty (BizJournals). ...

Skill vs. Will
nyhockeyrivalry.com 3/29/2009 — As tonight's Islanders-Flyers game unfolded, I couldn't help but think I'd seen it somewhere before. The game reminded me of another battle, one that also involved the fighting city of Philadelphia. Only in this game, the Islanders were reminiscent ...

Pausing the Tavares hype for just a moment
lighthousehockey.com 4/10/2009 — And we're off! Islanders blogfather and former PR czar Chris Botta has grabbed a punch bowl full of John Tavares kool-aid, and he's hitting that bowl hard, exciting the die-hards. He's advocating that, should the Islanders' 48.2% chance at the #1 pick hit gold Tuesday, they break with ...

The road to No. 1
weblogs.newsday.com 3/10/2009 — For the moment, Islanders fans are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. On the one hand, they naturally want to see the Isles' kids play well, develop and win, which they have done with increasing frequency, going 10-8-3 over the past 21 ...

Pre-cap: Capitals vs. Islanders
capitalskremlin.com 4/1/2009 — 46-23-7 first in SE, second in EC vs. 25-41-9 last in ATL, last in EC At least we know that the Capitals have their eyes on the prize, and aren't going to lackadaisically drag themselves through this game. We hope. B oudreau's comments about watching the Devils game with interest ...

Montreal Canadiens' Playoff Fever — Bleacher Report - NHL 3/18/2009
What a season so far for the Habs. It seems that every other player has gone down with either a shoulder injury, a freak injury (see Robert Lang's Achilles' tear), or the "flu" bug. But, by some miracle, or perhaps the ghosts ...

Habs Final Playoff Push: Is It Really Carey Price's Fault? — Bleacher Report - NHL 3/18/2009
With the Canadiens losing in the shootout last night, and failing to pick up the extra crucial point against the Rangers, once again two things have happened.  Most importantly, they have once again dropped in the standings, inching closer and ...

CONCACAF & Asian Champions League Action — Bleacher Report - NHL 3/18/2009
Shandong Luneng 5 - Sriwijaya 0 (Asian Champions League, March 17, 2009) Braces from Li Jinyu and Mrdakovic Miljan helped the Chinese outfit collect their first win in the ACL, Han Peng also finding the back of the net as Shandong completely ...

Fired Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau says he didn't see dismissal coming — NHL.com News in English 3/18/2009
MONTREAL - Former Montreal Canadiens head coach Guy Carbonneau says he is unhappy he was fired and that he didn't see the dismissal coming. Carbonneau, who was let go by general manager Bob Gainey on March 9, told a news conference in Mon...

Playoff Fever In Montreal — Bleacher Report - NHL 3/18/2009
What a season so far for the Habs. It seems that every other player has gone down with either a shoulder injury, a freak injury (see Robert Lang's Achilles' tear), or the "flu" bug. But, by some miracle—or perhaps the ghosts ...