(PHOTO CREDIT: AP) The injection of youth seems to be a huge difference-maker for the New York Islanders. Since the arrival of Oliver Wahlstrom, Noah Dobson, and highly regarded Russian goaltender Ilya Sorokin, the Isles have undoubtedly improved. This will also be the case when names such as Samuel Bolduc, Bode Wilde, Robin Salo, Simon […]
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Taking the ice for the first time in their “Reverse Retro” jerseys, the New York Islanders once again faced the lousy, sluggish Buffalo Sabres Saturday at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. But it was the Islanders who were, in fact, sluggish from the 1:00 PM puck drop on the Island. Just 33 seconds in, the
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(PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS) To say James Harden and Mike D’Antoni achieved a lot in Houston and meant a great deal to the city is an understatement. The two former Rockets franchise pieces are now Brooklyn Nets and returned to their longtime home of Houston, Texas, on Wednesday night to take on the now hapless
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(PHOTO CREDIT: BRUCE BENNETT/GETTY IMAGES) The 2021 New York Islanders’ storyline began with empty seats, quiet buildings, and subpar play. In their last fourteen games, it has been anything but that. New York looks to have turned around what started as a nightmare. The question is, will it end a dream? Time will tell. At
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(PHOTO COURTESY: EYES ON ISLES/FANSIDED) A battle of youth and veterans vs. youth and veterans is always a blast. Physical, down to the wire hockey with very little space and error to work with. Tuesday night in Newark was no different. Riding a four-game point streak coming into this game, the New York Islanders looked
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(PHOTO CREDIT: AP) To say the Brooklyn Nets have struggled in San Antonio since the 2003 NBA Finals is an understatement. Once again, without superstar Kevin Durant, Brooklyn looked to get back on track after a tough loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. Monday night in San Antonio, Brooklyn looked to end their
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(PHOTO CREDIT: NBA/BROOKLYN NETS) Looking to grow their winning streak to nine games, Steve Nash and the Brooklyn Nets hit a huge roadblock on Saturday night at the Barclays Center. On Friday, it was announced that Kevin Durant’s hamstring issue is far more serious than first believed to be. KD has not played a game
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(PHOTO BY BRUCE BENNETT/GETTY IMAGE) In a season that reminds many of old-time hockey, each team must have a short memory and be prepared to face off against the same teams many times in a short period. In this case, the New York Islanders saw the Pittsburgh Penguins (a team that has stolen multiple games
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(PHOTO CREDIT: BRUCE BENNETT/GETTY IMAGES) After an electric win against the Boston Bruins forty-eight hours prior, the New York Islanders looked to build off of that Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a team which they have recently struggled against. On home ice playing some of their best hockey this season, the Isles came flying
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PHOTO CREDIT: (CBS NEW YORK/AP) With fans back for the second time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brooklyn Nets once again did not disappoint. Riding a seven-game win streak, Brooklyn fans may have cringed at the fact that they were looking for their eighth straight against a basement-dwelling team in the Orlando
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