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How Ilya Sorokin's rebound changes the range of outcomes for the Islanders
The difference in Sorokin’s game was highly noticeable.
Just who are these Islanders? It depends on where you look
I’ll spend this newsletter trying to parse through what I know, what I think and what I’m still not sure about at this early stage.
Sloppy Islanders cough up multiple leads, fall in shootout to end four-game win streak
The Islanders and Flyers alike played a disjointed, daytime hockey game.
Why the Islanders' defense looks disjointed — and how they plan to fix it
That is in part due to a change in terminology and in part because the Islanders are trying to be more aggressive this season.
Islanders already shaking up staff by firing goalie coach — six games into season
The Islanders made it just six games into the season before making a change to their coaching staff.
Captain's late goal lifts Islanders in wild comeback win
OTTAWA — For long stretches on Saturday afternoon, the Islanders flirted with disaster. They looked discombobulated and disorganized in their own zone. They didn’t backcheck. Ilya Sorokin let in one...
Patrick Roy changes tune on goalie mentorship following star's early struggles: 'Shame on me'
This was the time for Roy to bend his own rule about not getting involved with coaching the goaltenders.
Patrick Roy backing star goalie as early Islanders struggles mount
Islanders coach Patrick Roy, however, was not pointing fingers at his goaltender after Monday’s 5-2 loss to the Jets.
Concerns already mounting for Islanders as they drop third straight to start season
The afternoon start time ensured that the Islanders would be the NHL’s first team to start 0-3, and while it is only a small snippet of the 82-game marathon, there...
New-look Isles succumb to same old issues to spoil rookie's historic debut
For all the change that came this offseason, the Islanders were left ruing the same what-ifs that sunk them a year ago.
Islanders' franchise overhaul gets put to an on-ice test
The goal is still the playoffs, and in a weak Metropolitan Division, that’s more than possible. But the Islanders are no longer in the business of sacrificing the future for...
NHL futures: Best bets for the Rangers, Devils and Islanders
Check out our three favorite futures bets for the local teams ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season.
Why the Islanders' most important job may be who's playing behind Ilya Sorokin
Ilya Sorokin, for all his greatness, is not Martin Brodeur. He cannot play 82 games.
The most important stat for every player on the Islanders defense
Time to dig into one stat for every Islanders defenseman and goaltender to prime us for 2025-26.
Why winning the No. 1 pick may be the Islanders' perfect excuse to execute a long-needed roster reset
The Islanders have a unique opportunity to improve a prospect pipeline that’s uniformly been rated as one of the worst in hockey over the last few seasons.
Islanders can't run from sad truth as win over Devils means little
The countdown is on now, you can see it and feel it.
Islanders goalie's nightmare stretch makes offseason priority clear
The Islanders’ offseason shopping list just got longer.
Ilya Sorokin injury an apt final blow to a cursed Islanders season
At this point, taking extreme caution with Sorokin, who already has played in 59 games, is the logical thing to do, even if the Islanders’ elimination from the playoff race...
Islanders blow late lead, lose OT crusher with season teetering on brink
They’re not mathematically eliminated, not quite yet, but the Islanders’ season is at the lip of the drain.
Islanders star exits game early in latest goalie scare
The Islanders already have one goalie down for the count this season.