Just felt like a glimpse of Maritnek. | Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Also: Some GM developments for the Isles will come sometime, surely. If I have the time (I don’t), I’ll work up some profiles and report cards and haikus and other stuff so we don’t have to spend every day of the next seven weeks rehashing GM candidates and 1st-overall pick debates. But for now … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Capitals-Canes split, Knights in the hole
Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Leafs up two, Sheifele returns in Jets loss
Marc played a long time, for a lot of teams. | Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images We’re just waiting and debating, debating and waiting here... Good morning. We highlighted (and debated, and debated) the latest scuttlebutt on the Islanders’ GM search yesterday, but maybe there will be some more nuggets today after this … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Leafs up two, Sheifele returns in Jets loss
Islanders GM Search Continues…
Do you remember? | Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images This headline will self-destruct in 3...2...1... The NHL insiders are all over the Islanders’ GM search, with New York NHL beatwriter extraordinaire Arthur Staple checking with an update, which overlaps and in one case updates prior info from national writer (and his Athletic … [Read more...] about Islanders GM Search Continues…
The Fix is In: Islanders win NHL Draft lottery, 1st overall pick in 2025
Wut?! | Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images And you thought we can’t have nice things. The New York Islanders and good ol’ Ken Morrow were the recipients of some shock good news as they won the NHL draft lottery, giving them the first overall pick this summer against long odds. You know, I was all set to queue up an LHH Zeitgeist post about how operating partner … [Read more...] about The Fix is In: Islanders win NHL Draft lottery, 1st overall pick in 2025
Islanders Anxiety – Episode 334 – He is a Billy Joel Song
Let’s not overthink this. Holy shit. The Islanders won the draft lottery and Mike and Dan know exactly what they need to do (Draft grifters and prospect perverts be damned). Despite having a 3.5% chance of winning and no general manager in place, the Islanders walked out of the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery with the first overall pick in this season’s draft. As Isles legend Ken Morrow … [Read more...] about Islanders Anxiety – Episode 334 – He is a Billy Joel Song