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New York Islanders, Utah Hockey Club Win 2025 NHL Draft Lottery

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The New York Islanders have won the 2025 NHL draft lottery, jumping up from No. 10 in the pre-lottery order to No. 1. The Utah Hockey Club won the second draw but only moved to pick No. 4, as teams were only able to improve 10 spots from their pre-lottery odds. That means the San Jose Sharks, who entered the night with the top odds, will pick second overall. The Islanders had a … [Read more...] about New York Islanders, Utah Hockey Club Win 2025 NHL Draft Lottery

Islanders Prefer Ken Holland For GM Vacancy

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Former Oilers and Red Wings general manager Ken Holland is the Islanders’ top choice to fill their GM vacancy, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports. Holland hasn’t worked with a team since his contract with Edmonton as their GM and president of hockey operations wasn’t renewed following their run to the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. He’s still been working with the league as a … [Read more...] about Islanders Prefer Ken Holland For GM Vacancy

The Fix is In: Islanders win NHL Draft lottery, 1st overall pick in 2025

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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

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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