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Garth Snow comes clean on the wayward draft that altered the Islanders' trajectory
In 2014, Garth Snow drafted Michael Dal Colle at No. 5 and traded up to snag Josh Ho-Sang at No. 28. The rest is history.
Oliver Wahlstrom's Game 5 injury could test Islanders' depth
The Islanders expected depth to play a role this postseason, and it looks to be happening sooner rather than later.
Islanders' furious rally falls short
Oskar Lindblom scored his second goal of the game with 2:22 left, Carter Hart made 22 saves and the Flyers recovered after blowing a late, three-goal lead to beat the...
Rangers defenseman's play allays Brady Skjei trade sorrow
The Rangers weren’t drained of talent at Monday’s trade deadline the way they were the past two seasons, but their one trade still hurt a day later. Coach David Quinn...
Newest Islander is biggest bright spot in tough loss
It was going to take a lot for the excitement of trade-deadline day to be sucked out of the Islanders’ locker room. But the Rangers did their absolute best, taking...
Josh Ho-Sang's roller-coaster Islanders career takes another twist
Josh Ho-Sang finished the Islanders’ preseason on rocky terms with the organization, but the tumultuous relationship took a turn Tuesday. General manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed the right-handed winger would rejoin...
Will Lou Lamoriello's experiment get Islanders back to playoffs?
If a team hardly changes from one season to the next, does it get better or worse? That experiment in today’s NHL will be put to the test with the...
Fickle Josh Ho-Sang returns to Islanders on one-year deal
The Islanders agreed to terms with restricted free agent Josh Ho-Sang on a one-year deal, the team announced Monday. The 23-year-old forward, a first-round pick by the Isles in 2014,...
Islanders' goalie drama ends with a thud
RALEIGH, N.C. — Barry Trotz said the goal was to keep the Hurricanes “on their toes,” but in the end, it didn’t matter who the Islanders had in nets. Their...
Barry Trotz won't rule out goalie change for desperate Islanders
RALEIGH, N.C. — Maybe it was a bit of gamesmanship, as it was during the regular season, but Islanders coach Barry Trotz was not ruling out anything in terms of...
The Islanders' backup plan with Cal Clutterbuck uncertainty
With ambiguity around the availability of Cal Clutterbuck, and with their season teetering on the brink, the Islanders have a handful of contingency plans. Clutterbuck needed to be helped off...
Jordan Eberle could be playing his way off the Islanders
That might be the sound of a clanging cash register heard in the background for the start of Jordan Eberle’s postseason. The Islanders forward — who is set to be...
Barry Trotz turns to ex-Penguin, and it pays off for Islanders
It was a lineup decision made for a specific situation, and turned out to be more than that. Islanders coach Barry Trotz dressed veteran Tom Kuhnhackl against the winger’s former...
Islanders are going to the playoffs
This was less of a hockey game and more an evening-long celebration. There were chants of all sorts, sing-song coronations of an owner, of the coach, of the goaltender. It...
How Islanders are trying to recharge power play
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Devon Toews hardly has the biggest shot on the team, but maybe the young defenseman’s ability to get his shot through to the net is part of...
Dal Colle gets first shot at a spot on Islanders playoff roster
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For now, the spot was going to 22-year-old Michael Dal Colle. But the final five games of the regular season will go a long way to determining...
Andrew Ladd tears ACL and puts Islanders future in jeopardy
COLUMBUS, Ohio — That might be it for Andrew Ladd and the Islanders. The 33-year-old winger suffered a torn ACL in his left knee late in Sunday’s 2-0 win over...
Barry Trotz explains Michael Dal Colle's lineup hiatus
It wasn’t so much a decision of one player over another, but more situational. That was the way Islanders coach Barry Trotz explained the reason Michael Dal Colle has remained...
Islanders' Josh Bailey rights his game by moving to left wing
There is no question the Islanders are a much better team when Josh Bailey is productive. But with no goals and three assists in his previous seven games before Monday,...
The Islanders call-up who is putting some heat on veterans
What the Islanders lack in top-end talent, they are trying to make up for in depth. Every lineup spot is earned, and nothing is guaranteed — for veterans and rookies...