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Smurfs 5, Islanders 2: Goaltending, special teams, the end
What a difference 24 hours makes -- though not quite in the "let's get revenge" burst one might have expected to see. The Islanders still got the first nine shots of the game, aided by some merited po...
Islanders Gameday: Let's play two, Battle of NY style
Update: One of the lineup moves for the defeated is scratching overpaid, underperforming Wade Redden, and my god does his reaction tell you everything you need to know about how absolutely out of tou...
Tale of two games: Islanders-Rangers post-game presser fun
We'll let Al Trautwig start us off: "Once again we fire up the bleep button with John Tortorella..." This league is a better place with coaches like Tortorella and Mike Keenan in it -- as long as they...
Islanders 2, Rangers 1: Roloson & Co. slip by Sather's ghosts
That was a superbly played game by the Islanders, in front of a quite dead crowd at the Garden (other than the "FI-ER SA-THER" chants), in which John Tortorella kept running his top guys out there, bu...
Islanders Links: Battle of New York, episode 1 edition
I figured I'd save the today's game preview for any updates that come out after the morning skate, so check back later for a proper preview plus the game thread. Meanwhile, some links to chew as we be...
Battle of New York 1st Glimpse: Looking back a year
A year ago this time, the first Rangers-Islanders game of the season was a spirited affair, where the Islanders deviated from then-new coach Scott Gordon's system about half way through the game, lead...
Islanders-Rangers post-mortem: Avery does a Hasek; Kids are alright
The coolest moment in last night's final edition of Islanders vs. Rangers was Jack Hillen's first NHL goal, on a pretty give-and-go with fellow member of The Future Blake Comeau. An example of Scott G...
Islanders Gameday: Rangers visit in 08-09's last Battle of New York
God bless Glen Sather. Normally I say that because of things like Holik or Keane or Redden or Drury. But today I say it because Sather made enough moves yesterday -- with enough vacuous explanations -...
Splinters: Islanders-Rangers edition
So the Islanders blew their shot at playing playoff spoilers. They get another chance tonight, hosting the Hurricanes -- five points out of eighth, trying to climb back in -- and they'll have one more...
Battle of New York IV: Today vs. Tomorrow
Last episode of the Battle of New York, the Rangers' divisional lead was slipping. Now, they're not even in position for home-ice advantage in the playoffs. Their fans -- those poor, cursed souls -- g...
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