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Greg Prato's oral history of the New York Islanders dynasty becomes the definitive history of the legendary team that won four consecutive Stanley Cups and 19 consecutive playoff series.

The Islanders were the NHL's last true dynasty. Now, with the team moving to Brooklyn in 2015, its crystal clear that Nassau County itself did more damage to the dynasty than any other team ever could.

You know it's August in a lockout year when the hot news is Gary Bettman's salary and an injury to another Flyers depth defenseman.

Wanna talk class? The New York Islanders dynasty is second to none.

Islanders Hall of Famer Clark Gillies shaves his head to raise money for disadvantaged kids.

Above: Management discuss the Cupcake Initiative. Some quick headlines and reaction to stir your inner urges for training camp to just get here and get here right quick: If you are on Twitter (as...

With the post-lockout NHL rule enforcement encouraging more skill players and fewer enforcers, it's time to remove the instigator rule and actually let players police their own infractions.

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Reflections on the Hockey Hall of Fame candidacy of Pierre Turgeon and Jeremy Roenick.

Editors' Note: I started these as FanPosts, but I think to include video and archive them in a proper section, I will need to duplicate them as main-thread stories. Please pardon the inconvenience...