Author: Ryan Jack
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Islanders draft Matthew Schaefer First Overall
The Islanders have drafted Matthew Schaefer first overall in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Schaefer, 17, becomes the Isles newest first overall selection, the last being in 2009 when the team took John Tavares. Schaefer is a game-changing defensemen who will shape Islanders hockey for years to come. The 17 year old is comparable to…
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BREAKING: Noah Dobson traded to Montreal
Hours before the start of the NHL Draft, the Islanders have traded defenseman Noah Dobson to the Montreal Canadiens, and signing an 8 year extension that will pay him $9.5 Million annually. This saga comes to an end after weeks of reporting about Dobson’s future, his $11 Million contract ask was too much for the…
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NHL First Round Mock Draft
The 2025 Draft is one of the few drafts in recent memory that truly lacks a consensus. In 2023 and 2024, we had a pretty consensus even among the top 5 picks, though some teams deviated from their expected picks. In 2025 however, there is little consensus, though one thing is for certain, a lot…
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The possibility of the Islanders trading up in the Draft
Ever since the Islanders won the draft lottery, there has been questions about if they will try to find a way to bring James Hagens, a Long Island native, home. And as we get closer to the draft, it seems like there is a distinct possibility that could become a reality. It’s well known at…
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The Rafael Devers trade leaves MLB dumbfounded.
In a very interesting turn of events, the Boston Red Sox are trading star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a package including Jordan Hicks, pitching prospect Kyle Harrison, and more. This comes as a huge surprise to many, as Devers inked a 10-year $313 million extension in 2023, and is…
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Islanders 3-Round Mock Draft
The Islanders have had an interesting season on the prospect pool front. In 2024 they made their first selection in the first round since 2019, snagging Cole Eiserman. In the 2nd round they drafted Kamil Bednarik and Jesse Pulkkinen, they also selected top goaltending prospects Dimitri Gamzin and Marcus Gidlof. Pretty solid draft all things…
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Darche Wastes no Time
As we knew after the hire, Islanders General Manager would have a lot of pending free agents to tend to. He had started to get some deals done. Though unconfirmed, Elliotte Friedman believes these deals were agreed to before Darche was hired, but we’ll never know. Kyle Palmieri signed a 2-year deal carrying a $4.75…
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Mathieu Darche to be next Islanders General Manager
On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, the New York Islanders are finalizing a deal to name Tampa Bay Lightning executive Mathieu Darche as their next general manager, their 7th in franchise history. Darche, 48, is a former player, was the assistant general manager and director of hockey operations for the Tampa Bay Lightning, played…
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Islander GM search Underway
After moving on from Lou Lamoriello at the end of April, it seems the Islanders have come to their finalists for their General Manager position. But, something else we have to remember, 2 of these 3 names may end up being hired, as the Islanders may go with a two-pronged system hiring both a President…
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Who should Stay, who Should Go?
The Islanders are heading into a critical offseason, in which they will have an entire new hockey operations staff. Who will head that staff, remains to be seen. But there are a multitude of players on contracts that the Islanders could look to move this summer. We’ll go through some of those names and weather…
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