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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...
NHL Draft: Newest New York Islanders speak, shed light
The New York Islanders picked one kid (John Tavares) who was an obvious #1 but wasn't sure -- along with all of North America -- where he'd be. They moved up, twice, to pick another (Calvin De Haan) w...
New York Islanders Select John Tavares #1 in NHL Draft; Thousands Step Back from Ledge
Whew! Turns out we don't need this. In the end, it was much ado about nothing. There was no reason for the vast swath of John Tavares-coveting fans to panic. No need to believe the talking heads in Ca...
NHL Draft: Islanders celebration & 1st-round open thread
Greetings, regulars and newbies. This is the NHL Draft live thread for comments from Islanders fans and other visitors at Lighthouse Hockey. This is where the blow-by-blow will be before the pick, aft...
NHL Draft History: Last time the Islanders had these picks
Straight-forward post here. I find looks like this help keep realism in check on a hyper-nervous draft day. It is a different look than the one we did at the 1999 draft, when the Isles had four first-...
NHL Draft Day: Today is the 1st day of the Tavares Era
[Updated with more links...] The TSN gang thinks the Islanders are drafting Victor Hedman. Newsday's Greg Logan thinks the Islanders are drafting Matt Duchene. Blogger Chris Botta thinks they're draft...
NHL Draft: The attack plan for Islanders draft coverage
The #1 pick frenzy and other recent good charm is likely to send quite a view new visitors to this Web site, where the next three days will be see a constant overkill flow of content. I just want to w...
Fan Survival Guide: If the Islanders don't pick Tavares
This is not a post I wanted to write -- and I don't think it will be necessary -- but just in case, it never hurts to be prepared. After all, you don't go driving without a parachute. Or you don't get...
LHinks: NHL draft theories and wishes galore
My Lord Bossy, the blogosphere is great. As a fan, I've often yawned at the draft because the ink-to-reality ratio is so skewed. Projecting the NHL future of players beyond the top 10 is like projecti...
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