New York Islanders

By Mitch Beck When we found out that Tommy was headed to the Islanders, PA and I were happy for him because he's going to get a real shot at playing in the NHL. Tommy's a great guy and he's going to do good job for them (Islanders)." ...

By Dubi But looking forward, the key factor harks back to the speech Brendan Shanahan gave on the day the Rangers turned their season around. After a disheartening 3-1 loss to Boston on January 20th, Shanahan explained exactly how the Rangers were consistently beating themselves. No doubt he gav...

By Dubi The primary element for the Rangers clinching a playoff spot remained the same -- their magic number is two, and there is no better way to get those two points than to win them off the Islanders tonight, although you know the Isles would love nothing better than to play spoiler. But losses by P...

By Dubi All you need to know about what happened last night in the Garden in the Rangers' 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders can be told by looking at four shots that hit the pipes instead of the net. If Brandon Dubinsky's golden opportunity in the first period hits twine instead of the crossbar, the R...

By Dubi Will anything happen as a result of the Sean Avery contract impasse? We'll find out starting this evening whether the sideshow sidetracks the Rangers. Brendan Shanahan insists that "The Sean Avery Show" (which he compared to Scott Baio) will not distract them from their appointed round...

By Dubi Then there is the lawsuit against the NHL over control of the Rangers' web site. As further details emerge, the AP reports that the NHL forced the Rangers to stop "making Rangers-branded merchandise available through the Rangers web site and making Rangers games available to subscriber...

By Dubi All of these bits of roster movement come courtesy of updates from the morning skate in Rangers Report and Blue Notes. Other articles on the rematch can be found in Newsday and their Islander blog, at NYR.com, and at MSG.com in a Stan Fischler entry surprisingly skewed in favor of the Islander...

By Dubi Just spoke to a friend here at the Coliseum who works for the Islanders' web site, and he confirmed that Chris Simon will dress tonight -- his suspension does not apply to pre-season games. But I wouldn't expect any fireworks between him and Ryan Hollweg -- Simon still must repent for what he...