2009-nhl-draft Stories - SB Nation
Islanders in Ottawa: Y'all ready for Schremp?
New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators 7 p.m. EDT | [Financialcompoundword of some sort] Place | MSG+2 (twice the plus!) Enemy dis...
New York Islanders sign John Tavares, win 2014 Cup
"I'm excited to officially become a part of the New York Islanders organization and begin my professional career this upcoming season. I look forward to joining the Islanders and be part of a team th...
Islanders sign goalie Mikko Koskinen; DiPietro contract quips in 3, 2, 1...
Note: Huh. This was supposed to go up last evening when the deal was announced, but ahhh AT&T Internet problems. Apologies. The Islanders have signed the huge 21-year-old (in five days) Finnish go...
Fans Meet Tavares: When fandom and awkward reality collide
I can't experience the curious phenomenon of professional sports fandom without being constantly aware of its strange juxtaposition: We rest so many hopes -- and our moods from day to day -- on the ph...
LHinks: John Tavares rock star; are Islanders chasing anyone?
The John Tavares Hype Machine is fully operational. Things kicked into overdrive yesterday with his introduction to fans and media* on the Nassau Coliseum floor. *And by "media" I mean those who think...
Islanders 2009 pick receives 1-year probation
If you read my review of the Islanders' picks in the 2009 NHL Draft, you might remember my carefully worded plea in the section about the Islanders' 4th-round pick, 92nd overall, concerning informatio...
2009 NHL Draft Review/Free Agency Link Collossus
John Tavares has arrived in New York, made his pick of Mets over Yankees (he's a Blue Jays fan, so his NY baseball choice was self-evident). Garth Snow has received kudos with caveats about the long r...
LHinks: NHL Draft aftermath, John Tavares impact felt
It's the second morning of Tavares as Islander, and it still feels goooood. Extending the celebration (for me, anyway), I've been invited to chime in for a segment on the weekly Kurtenbloggers show ar...
NHL Draft: New York Islanders take goalies on Day 2 with Koskinen, Nilsson
Do not read too much into it. A healthy Rick DiPietro or not -- and we can only believe it when we see it -- the New York Islanders' system was light on goaltending going into the 2009 NHL Draft. So a...
NHL Draft: League news, Islanders fan reaction to John Tavares
In the end, logic did win out. Fans and close followers of the New York Islanders -- those who know the pain of the clubs' recent history all too well -- inferred all along (albeit with media-fed fear...
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