sbnation.com - 6/3/2009
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The Islanders were 1-6-1 without team MVP Mark Streit, who played a team-high 74 games in 2008-09. 2 By the Numbers: Islanders 2008-09 by Dominik from Lighthouse Hockey on Apr 26, 2009 8:34 PM EDT A look back at the New York Islanders' 30th-place, injury-plagued 2008-09 season by the numbers. ...
thehockeyprogram.net - 6/6/2009
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Here is the new mock draft over at
the Red Light District!! And h ere is Mock...
Draft 3.0 from 5/16 1. New York Islanders C John Tavares (London, OHL) 2. Tampa Bay Lightning D Victor Hedman (Modo, Sweden) 3. Colorado Avalanche C Matt Duchene (Brampton, OHL) 4. Atlanta Thrashers C Evander ...
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RLD Mock Draft 4.0
weblogs.newsday.com - 6/2/2009
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Now that Garth Snow has met personally on
Long Island with all three top candidates -- John...
Tavares, Victor Hedman and Matt Duchene -- can the Islanders' general manager say he knows who the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft will be on June 26? ...
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Garth Snow gets to know top prospects
lighthousehockey.com - 6/1/2009
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More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP
John Tavares, per NHL Combine testing instructions, tries to...
pronounce "chubby bunny" with a giant straw stuffed into his mouth. Browse more photos ...
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LHinks: Picturing the Islanders' first round
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FA Defensemen & the Devils: Paul Mara & Dmitri Kalinin
In Lou We Trust —
... and I don't plan on covering Thomas Pock, I am referring to Paul Mara and Dimitri Kalinin, who was part of the package to bring Morris to New York in the first place. Neither Kalinin or Mara made a gigantic amount of money - $2.1 and $1.95 million, respectively - and both players do have assets that could work in New Jersey. ...
Grading the Islanders: Joe Callahan
Lighthouse Hockey —
... all season. So if Callahan is retained, you could see him getting some more games here and there. He's no minute muncher, but by the end of the season he'd earned Scott Gordon's trust more than, say, Thomas Pock. He put up a few points at AHL Bridgeport, too, with 4 goals and 13 points in 59 games, plus 1 goal and 2 assists in five playoff games. ...
NHL Free Agency: Islanders need a goalie, continued patience
Lighthouse Hockey —
... at the wrong time for the Islanders.
That said, here's a quick look [after the jump, below the poll if you're on the front page] at where the Islanders stand. Weigh in with comments on who you'd like (or stay away from) and vote in the poll.
Pending UFAs: F Andy Hilbert, C Mike Sillinger, F Dean McAmmond, enforcer Mitch Fritz, C Mike Iggulden, F Kurtis McLean (already signed in Europe), C Ben Walter, D Thomas Pock (already signed in Switzerland), D Joe Callahan, D ...
2009 NHL Free Agency / Teams by Cap Space / Unsigned UFA's and RFA's
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... have just under $2M remaining. The list is helpful in determining which team are closest to filling out their 2009-10 lineup. As one can see, there is much work to be done at both ends of the spectrum. The numbers figures are based on totals given by NHL Numbers.com.
1 - New York Islanders: $23.265 (18)
UFA: Andy Hilbert C 28, Dean McAmmond C 36, Mike Sillinger C 38, Thomas Pock D 27, Yann Danis G 28, Joey MacDonald G 29. ...
Ones Who Walk Away: Islanders free agents are few, scattered
Lighthouse Hockey —
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Grading the Islanders: Mark Streit, Garth's 'I'm Max Talbot' card
Lighthouse Hockey —
... gets an incomplete, while Thomas Pock is mercifully allowed to move on without us parsing through the ashes of his stint here.) ...
New York Islanders 2009-10 Season Preview: Now with goalies!
Lighthouse Hockey —
... advance for the obscure movie quotes; I made one The Thin Red Line reference and it just sort of spun out of control from there...
Who's In -- Regulars: John Tavares, Martin Biron, Dwayne Roloson, Jon Sim (via resurrection) | Irregulars: Matt Moulson, Jeremy Reich, Greg Moore(?), Matt Martin(?), any number of journeyman roster aspirants
Who's Out: Andy Hilbert, Mitch Fritz, Thomas Pock, Yann Danis, Joey MacDonald
Where ...
2009-10 NHL Season Preview: New York Islanders
From The Rink —
... Who's in: Martin Biron, Dwayne Roloson, John Tavares Who's out: Yann Danis, Andy Hilbert, Joey MacDonald, Dean McAmmond, Thomas Pock, Mike Sillinger
Outlook: Even with 18-year-old wunderkind John Tavares joining the roster as – after bonuses – the team's highest paid forward, GM Garth Snow opted to keep the Isles payroll right near the salary floor heading into this season.
Off-season additions of note came only in goal, as both Dwayne Roloson and ...
Islanders Links: Tavares returns to rightful home edition
Lighthouse Hockey —
... visit Toronto until Nov. 23.
News and Notes
Over night, Kyle Okposo has become a veteran, wearer of an "A," and a mentor for John Tavares. So much that Tavares fondly recalls being leveled by K.O. at the 2008 WJC. [Newsday]
Jason Spezza is banged up but will play, Filip Kuba and Jesse Winchester will not. [Ottawa Sun]
Also out: Ryan Shannon with "a head injury." Remember the concussion Thomas Pock gave him last year? Timely topic, given this discussion at ...
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Grading the Islanders: Joe Callahan
lighthousehockey.com 6/7/2009 — With injuries forcing the Islanders to dress about 634 different players in 2008-09, we won't issue a grade for every single Tom, Dick and Colliton who managed a few games. But Joe Callahan , who made his NHL debut just before his 26th birthday, got into 18 games and acquitted himself ably. ...
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 ...
By the Numbers: Islanders 2008-09
lighthousehockey.com 4/27/2009 —
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by Kathy Willens - AP
The Islanders were 1-6-1 without team MVP Mark Streit , who played a team-high 74 games in 2008-09.
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Though the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Montreal Canadiens hire Jacques Martin —
Bleacher Report - NHL 6/2/2009
The Montreal Canadiens General Manager, Bob Gainey, hired Jacques Martin on Monday to relieve himself of the coaching position he assumed after the firing of Guy Carbonneau. Martin has been coaching on various levels for the last 20 years. In the ...