NY Islanders at 20gms are on a playoff path At the 20 game mark, the NY Islanders are at a 98-99 point pace, creating two 12 point segments in their 10 game schisms. So far this is shown as very consistent. IF the Isles stay the course and have a segment or two with a hot streak, ... Read More »
I see some myopic views floating around on NY Islanders issues. Which is kind of weird when the team is 3-3-1, and looking like a team that is rising. So let us apply some reality to some melodrama that is being lobbed… As I have been citing on Twitter, the team has actually played analytically better than most ... Read More »
“I have seen the face of God.” – Howard Beale, Network We have all seen the blogs, tweets and rumors. The NY Islanders are one of the most active teams behind the scenes to land key needs or upgrades via trades. They look to be trying to land a wing AND a center. NOTE: Eberle is being cited as coming ... Read More »
Say you are George McPhee. You would want a bevy of picks and low-cost players to mesh together for a long-run. Sure, the NHL installed a rule to say they need to be some-what competitive. But if you are GM (and IF the owner is on-board) you sit back and do the best foot forward for the long-haul … ... Read More »
Let’s first talk about the OTHER NY Islanders need. It is a need I have been writing about for TWO seasons. Isles still need a top pairing defenseman who is an elite-level puck mover and power play threat. Of course, we hope that Ryan Pulock fulfills that role. Problem is… it takes years to develop to the level the Isles ... Read More »
The good and bad in the Isles coach hires New NHL vs old NHL is very clear on the Isles handing the yoke to Doug Weight and the subsequent assistant coaching hires of Luke Richardson and Scott Gomez. Richardson has upside. Richardson is someone with a long relationship with Doug Weight as a player and has been in the ... Read More »
How did we get here? Did we take a wrong left turn at Albuquerque? The Isles season with Jack Capuano at the tiller should have been finished shortly after late October. The Isles had just blown another 3rd period, allowing the Penguins 3 goals and take the game. It was a text book Capuano fixture to his tenure, where a lack of ... Read More »
A GM who builds his team based on analytics best practices and drafts conducted by their Director of Analytics since 2006 is bound to piss off an old-time coach eventually. When the pressure built last season there were rumblings of a discord between Capuano and internal staff. There was also blowback from players on Capuano’s methods. Overall, most veteran ... Read More »
When NHL punditry suggests coaching candidates, it seems like they pick them from a hat. Witness the latest names thrown as Isles candidates since Jack Capuano was fired on Tuesday. Nobody ever seems to bother to drill-down on best fits, pros and cons. So, I will. Whether fans like it or not, NY Islanders GM Garth Snow looks like ... Read More »
Spoke to a couple above my pay grade to get some takes that are a bit removed from the Isles fanbase, blogosphere and articles at large. You may not agree with this… however let’s see if some of the points might resonate and create some clarity through the hysteria that is going on. Yes: the Record is bad. But ... Read More »
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