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The NHL free agency period has begun and defensemen are getting scooped up on day one and being paid handsomely. One of the biggest winners so far is Paul Martin formerly of the New Jersey Devils scoring a five-year 25 million dollar contract from the Penguins. The Devils quickly turned around and replaced Martin with Anton Volchenkov by coughing up $25.5 million over 6 years ,and four years ...

The 2010 draft has ended and the Islanders had another top 5 pick in the draft. Did they come away with another blue chip prospect or did they blow it by not selecting the best player available at their position in the draft? I present 3 points for and 3 points against what the Islanders did this draft. Which side is correct? You be the judge. ...

It seems like yesterday we were all sitting around waiting and wondering whether The Islanders and their brain trust would do what we all wanted and expected them to do and draft John Tavares. Now that JT has his first Islanders season and his first 24 goals under his belt the focus can be shifted to the very important question of "Whats Next?" The Islanders hold ...

Watch out, New York Islander fans. After running on a platform of support for the entertainment and retail-based Lighthouse project, our new intrepid Nassau County Executive has been working on a deal with the Shinnecock Indian nation to put a casino smack-dab in the middle of Nassau County on the Coliseum site. That's right, Ed Mangano has been in office for exactly four months and he is already looking at ...

The Islanders are not a "now" team. No one can dispute that. They have become a future team. It's all the Islanders talk or speak about, so let's take a moment or two to consider the future. The young core of the Islanders is just about in place, with young players succeeding at the NHL level instead of just taking up space for a change. The NHL has transformed ...

1) Under performing or Right on Schedule? - The Islanders are win-less. Is anyone surprised? I know I am. Now I didn't think they would come in and blow the doors off but I expected slightly better results. There are two things that are a big concern. The wild inconsistency in the level of play and the seemingly porous two new goaltenders. The Islanders have shown entire ...

The first real game played by the latest NHL first overall pick are in and most are in agreement that it was a smashing success despite the OT Loss to the Stanley Cup Champions. I, for one, cannot wait to see what else John Tavares and the Islanders have up their sleeves and five days was to long to wait for game number two.How about that.I am excited to ...

The Islanders are either a franchise in grave trouble or an organization on the rise. Which one is actually realized hinges on one thing—the Lighthouse Project.People with sensible minds who actually use the lump of gray matter between their ears can see the big picture.Do you see it?First things first—playing devil's advocate and to show that I am not simply a one-sided, "just build it" proponent, I will say that ...