Category Archives: Islanders
Vesey Sweepstakes Begins
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – August 12, 2016
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – August 6, 2016
Check out the latest in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. NBC SPORTS: The Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers unveiled their Heritage Classic uniforms and their full alumni rosters. Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Grant Fuhr, Paul Coffey, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri and Ryan Smyth will suit up for the Oilers alumni, while Teemu Selanne, Dale […]
NHL Offseason Week in Review (July 17-23, 2016)
My take on some of last week’s notable NHL news. Long-time NHL center Brad Richards announced his retirement last week after 15 NHL seasons. While he wasn’t the first Prince Edward Islander to reach the big league, he was certainly the Island’s first superstar. With 932 points in 1,126 NHL regular season games and […]
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 22, 2016
Leafs sign top pick Auston Matthews, Islanders could be moving again & more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. BLOOMBERG: Sources are claiming the New York Islanders are in talks “with the owners of baseball’s New York Mets about building a hockey arena adjacent to Citi Field in Queens. ” Barclays Center, the Isles […]
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 14, 2016
P.K. Subban on his trade to Nashville, latest contract signings and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. SPORTSNET: Eric Engels has a two-part interview with defenseman P.K. Subban, who talks about his time with the Montreal Canadiens and his trade to the Nashville Predators. SPECTOR’S NOTE: Like Canadiens owner Geoff Molson and […]
Latest on the Islanders and Blue Jackets – July 9, 2016
With the NHL free-agent frenzy now past, find out what’s next for the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets in your NHL rumor mill. ISLANDERS NEWSDAY: Arthur Staple recently reported it appears New York Islanders GM Garth Snow is done free-agent shopping this summer. The club has around $5 million in salary-cap room […]
NHL Rumor Mill – July 1, 2016
The NHL’s unrestricted free agent market opens today. Check out all the latest speculation over which teams are interested in which players and more. SPECTOR’S NOTE: Today’s rumor links are presented largely without comment. I’ll keep a running tally of the notable free-agent signings and trades in my News section,with a roundup of the top […]
NHL Rumor Mill – June 27, 2016
Latest on Stamkos Okposo, Eriksson, Shattenkirk and more in your NHL rumor mill. Stamkos tops list of this summer’s NHL UFAs. USA TODAY: Steven Stamkos, Milan Lucic, Loui Eriksson, David Backes and Kyle Okposo top Kevin Allen’s ranking of this summer’s top NHL UFAs. Andrew Ladd, Mikkel Boedker, Troy Brouwer, Jason Demers and Frans Nielsen […]