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Boughner knows Jack. | Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images Also: The pick’s gotta be Schaefer, right? It didn’t take long to fill out Patrick Roy’s bench staff after the Isles released a couple of Lou holdovers last month. On Monday the Islanders announced longtime NHL assistant Ray Bennett (Los Angeles, St. Louis, Colorado) and former Panthers and Sharks … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL News: Bennett, Boughner join Roy’s staff; Oilers meltdown in Game 3

Bowling tests are now part of the combine... | Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images The season’s end and new beginnings are ever nearer. The Stanley Cup final continues tonight for Game 3 in Florida while the draft inches ever closer. Islanders News From the prospect combine, the top 2025 draft prospects are asked questions about themselves and the Islanders, … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Schaefer and the combine; Cup final game 3

Yeah but see, it’s not that Sturm. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images All this Stanley Cup final talk is just the warmup to the Islanders at the draft, right? Game 2 of what is hopefully an excellent Stanley Cup final series is Friday night. Game 1 did not disappoint, other than the OT winner being scored on a power play from the puck-over-the-glass rule. It’s an … [Read more...] about NHL News: Sturm und drang und Game 2; Brock cashes in with Colorado

Hi, guy. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Waiting for the final, waiting for the draft. One more day before the beginning of the Stanley Cup final, and a few more weeks before the Islanders’ future resumes with the #1 overall pick. Who are you rooting for in the final, and why is it Florida? (Did you know when the franchise was first awarded in a rush because … [Read more...] about Islanders and NHL News: The wait

Final season, or final offseason? | Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images The new GM has a few areas where he can make bigger moves with the roster this summer or at the trade deadline. In the setup for the NHL’s premier showcase, we’re in the bizarrely quiet phase as we wait several days for the start of the Stanley Cup final rematch on Wednesday. For the Islanders, it is … [Read more...] about J-G Pageau: Offseason trade bait, or part of the Islanders’ transition?