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Smyth A King

04 Jul 2009 01:18:20 PDT

Written by Paul
The Colorado Avalanche have traded Ryan Smyth to the Los Angeles Kings. Smyth spent most of the first 12 seasons of his career with the Oilers, but after failing to reach a contract agreement, was dealt to the New York Islanders at the trade deadline in 2007. continued

Original story at Kuklas Korner .

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Roloson Signing Doesn’t Make DiPietro Look Any Better

01 Jul 2009 17:45:36 PDT

Written by Patrick Hoffman
On Sept. 12, 2006, the New York Islanders signed goalie Rick DiPietro(notes) to a 15-year contract worth $67.5 million. Anyone else want to climb into the time machine to tell them they’d be desperately signing a soon-to-be-40-year-old starter to a two-year contract worth $5 million in 20...

Original story at Kuklas Korner .

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Roloson goes for two; DiPietro contract keeps looking better

01 Jul 2009 11:50:20 PDT

On Sept. 12, 2006, the New York Islanders signed goalie Rick DiPietro to a 15-year contract worth $67.5 million .

Original story at Yahoo! Sports .

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Our Jersey Fouls apology to a precognitive Islanders fan

29 Jun 2009 14:10:22 PDT

Puck Buddy Robert Brigantic, a self-identified "long-suffering" New York Islanders fan, sent over this...

Original story at Yahoo! Sports .

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Latest “Scuttlebutt” on the Top-3

26 Jun 2009 19:52:56 PDT

Written by Alanah McGinley
added 6:12pm (Paul), from Greg Logan of Newsday, A well-informed NHL source also told Newsday the Islanders received what was described as a “significant offer” for the No. 1 pick, but general manager Garth Snow turned it down. The team making the offer was not identified.

Original story at Kuklas Korner .

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20,000+ People Will Have Their Eyes On Snow

24 Jun 2009 18:15:34 PDT

Written by Paul
With only two days remaining before the Islanders make the first pick of the NHL draft in Montreal, excitement for the draft party planned by the club Friday night at the Coliseum is building as free ticket requests have climbed past 22,000. Team president Chris Dey said that’s a great indi...

Original story at Kuklas Korner .

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New York Islanders news and blogs - July 05, 2009

05 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit New York Islanders news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Islanders GM Snow staying the course -- from Newsday.com - Islanders
• Islanders GM Snow fortifies Sound Tigers -- from Newsday.com - Islanders
• Isles sign Roloson to backstop DiPietro -- from Newsday.com - Islanders
• Oilers Need A Goalie -- by Paul from Kuklas Korner
• Roloson Signs 2 Years with NYI -- by Alanah McGinley from Kuklas Korner
• Islanders add depth in net with Roloson -- from Newsday.com - Islanders
• A UFA All Star Team -- by PuckStopsHere from Kuklas Korner
• Ted Nolan Returning To Coaching? -- by Paul from Kuklas Korner
• Be Prepared For Pronger -- by Paul from Kuklas Korner
• Gordon sees Tavares as offensive sparkplug -- from Newsday.com - Islanders

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Assessing NHL Draft Class 2009

10 Jun 2009 19:46:13 PDT

The pressure will be on the New York Islanders in a few weeks' time when the 2009 entry draft takes place. The team finished dead last out of the league's ... and more »

Original story at Epoch Times .

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Most Popular Stories - Las Vegas Review

09 Jun 2009 02:11:54 PDT

Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV Roy Boe, who owned both the Julius Erving-led New York Nets of the ABA and the New York Islanders of the NHL in the 1970s, has died. He was 79. Las Vegan Jesus Magdaleno advanced in the USA Boxing National Championships in Denver, winning his 119-pound ...

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Opinion: Are We Headed to a Finals Repeat?

22 May 2009 10:43:04 PDT

The last instance occurred in 1983 and 1984, as the New York Islanders made one last stand, and then succumbed to the Edmonton Oilers. In the 1983 series, the Islanders made short work of Gretzky, Messier and the rest of the high-flying Oilers, ...

Original story at SportingNews.com .

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Islanders, Nets linked together by common history, together again ...

21 May 2009 18:12:38 PDT

The New York Islanders franchise has always been more a topic for Nassau County politics, cable TV, and real estate than it has been a sports team competing in a major professional league. Almost 34 (now 38) years after the NHL gave Roy Boe an ...

Original story at Examiner.com .

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Ten Moves That Make Sense

18 May 2009 14:26:24 PDT

Written by Paul
1. New York Islanders drafting Viktor Hedman: Originally my thought was that it made sense for the Islanders to grab John Tavares to give the team a premium young scorer to build around, but the more I explore the draft possibilities the more obvious it becomes that 6-6 Swedish defenseman H...

Original story at Kuklas Korner .

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Opinion: Malkin leads Ovechkin by 4 for NHL points title

10 Apr 2009 11:58:02 PDT

Malkin picked up two assists to lengthen his lead in the NHL scoring race as his Piitsburgh Penguins beat the woeful New York Islanders 6-1 late Thursday. Malkin has 112 points, or four more than reigning champion Ovechkin, the left wing who went ...

Original story at USA Today .

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Sutter Not Happy With Play Of Devils

22 Feb 2009 11:19:45 PST

Written by Paul
Yann Danis made 40 saves to post the Islanders’ first shutout of the season. The Devils were also victims of the Atlanta Thrashers’ only shutout this season—a 4-0 loss on Jan. 8. Devils coach Brent Suttrer said the shutout losses to the leagues’ two worst teams in points were not a coincidence....

Original story at Kuklas Korner .

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Monday's three stars: King Henrik and Canada's drive for five

05 Jan 2009 22:17:23 PST

Written by Greg Wyshynski
The 6-4, 225-pounder's first goal since Nov. 17, 2007 tied the game in the second period before Andrew Cogliano's game-winner in the third gave Edmonton the 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders. The puck actually went off of Strudwick's skate, but a video review awarded the Oilers the go...

Original story at Yahoo! Sports .

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Monday's three stars: King Henrik and Canada's drive for five

05 Jan 2009 22:17:23 PST

Original story at Yahoo! Canada Sports .

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Opinion: If TV Said "You Know" Once More I Was Going To Punch A Hole In The Wall

28 Dec 2008 08:35:58 PST

Written by Frostee
Why did it take a shootout to beat the Islanders? Not only are the Islanders craptastically bad, but the Sabres had a two goal lead with four minutes left. Hell, they had a one goal lead with TWO SECONDS left. That was not good. N.G., as my grandfather would say, “smelly” as my great-grandfath...

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Podcast: Canadiens Audio: Gorges celebrates role as Habs sniper

25 Nov 2008 16:40:03 PST

Written by rinkrat
How thrilled is Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges to be playing Detroit tonight? He's scored half of his career NHL goals against the Red Wings. One against Detroit on Jan. 4, 2007 in San Jose while he was with the Sharks, his other against the New York Islanders as a Canadien on Monday night.

Original story at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum .

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Podcast: Puck Headlines: Our Milan Lucic man-crush is at critical mass

14 Nov 2008 08:57:43 PST

Written by Greg Wyshynski
• Michael Nylander is a healthy scratch for the Washington Capitals tonight. Yes, he's been struggling. No, this doesn't mean that the Chicago Blackhawks should be lining up the "9" and the "2" on the back of a jersey quite yet, considering his no-trade clause. [Capitals Insider]

Original story at Yahoo! Canada Sports .

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Game Review - 10/23/08 (DAL at NYI)

24 Oct 2008 13:37:02 PDT

Written by Chelsea
Last night, everyone tuned in to watch the Dallas Stars take on the New York Islanders in New York for what would become (as Razor said) a public flogging of the Islanders. It was not exciting in that it was that power play that gave the Islanders their second goal. At 3:28, Mark Streit scored. As...

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BT's 2008-09 NHL Season Preview: New York Islanders

24 Sep 2008 16:59:53 PDT

Written by Bryan Thiel
He got to the Atlantic Division and the New York Islanders before me. Way before me. As in, I was in California (not literally) covering the Pacific division, while he was breaking things down and stealing my headlines. Roster Additions: Mark Streit-D (F.A.), Doug Weight-F (F.A.)

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Podcast: NYHR 11-21-2007

27 Nov 2007 18:00:42 PST

Written by JoeMcDonald@nyhockeyreport.com (Joe McDonald)
Joe and Derek talk about the Rangers, and why they can not beat the Islanders.

Original story at New York Hockey Report .

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Opinion: Update 5 - Isles Fall in Overtime

26 Nov 2007 17:21:36 PST

Written by Tom
Well that was fast. The Stars took control right from the OT faceoff. Modano crashes the net for a rebound and puts it right past DiPietro for his second goal of the night. Dallas escapes New York with back-to-back 3-2 wins and six straight victories overall. The win also snaps the Islanders six...

Original story at Islanders Army .

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Podcast: Coyotes bumped from picture

16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Exactly 23 weeks after opening their season with a lopsided win over the Islanders, the Coyotes quest to reach the playoffs for the first time since 200102 officially ended Thursday night.

Original story at AZ Central.com .

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Podcast: NHL suspends Simon for record 25 games

12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

If Chris Simon plays again for the New York Islanders, or for anyone else in the NHL, it wont be until next season. And it might not even be on opening night.

Original story at AZ Central.com .

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Podcast: No saving face for Pronger

10 Mar 2007 23:00:00 PST

Hows this for a headscratcher? Chris Simon of the Islanders clobbers Ryan Hollweg of the Rangers across the face with his stick on Thursday and Hollweg plays two days later.

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