Mikkel Boedker and Josh Bailey were drafted one slot apart, rushed to the NHL, and awaiting RFA contracts this summer. Bailey's should be richer than the $1.1 million per that Boedker signed.
Will 2011-12 bring back the Mark Streit of old? The New York Islanders' season may depend upon it.
Is the East too talented for the Islanders to compete? We take a look at how the Islanders statistically compared to the East.
It's early, but a look back at draft decisions made between 2008 and 2011 in the New York Islanders' rebuild shows things are progressing nicely.
There are strange parallels of timing and fortune in the arena situations for the Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders, two teams with contrasting reputations.
A roundup of the latest mostly quiet New York Islanders news.
The New York Islanders announced their 2011-12 training camp dates and rookie camp invitations.
Al Montoya arrived with the New York Islanders when both player and team were in desperation mode. Now both may make good on what was always first-round talent.
The New York Islanders, long-scolded for a small or uninspired fanbase, are being taken to task for using actual hockey games with actual Islanders victories to engage those fans. The NHL is "looking into" their re-airing of a fight-filled 9-3 win over the Penguins.
