Author: Ryan Jack
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Lamoriello is out, the search for a GM Begins
On Tuesday afternoon, the Islanders announced that President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Lou Lamoriello will not return next season. The Islanders have begun the search led by managing partner John Collins, but majority owner Scott Malkin had to be convinced to let him go, and he did. This makes the summer full of…
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Positives and Negatives of the Islanders Season
The Islanders just finished up a very mediocre season, finishing 35-35-12 finishing with 82 points. Finishing 9 points out of the playoffs and heading into an offseason full of uncertainty. Even in a rough seasons, there were a lot of takeaways, today i’ll talk about 3 positives and 3 negatives of the Islanders season, as…
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Yankees have Emerging Young Core
Coming into this season, the Yankees currently have 4 players in their lineup who I believe can be above average contributors, and a rookie starter in the rotation. This is an influx of young talent that we really haven’t seen the Yankees show off since 2016-2018 when Gary Sanchez, Luis Severino, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres…
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End of an Era on Long Island: Brock Nelson dealt to Colorado
On the eve of deadline day, Lamoriello has made his splash, trading longtime Islander Brock Nelson and prospect William Dufour to Colorado in exchange for F Calum Ritchie, A 2026 or 2027 First Round Pick, a 3rd Round Pick, and defenseman Oliver Kylington. The Islanders immediately flipped Kylington to Anaheim for future considerations. Lou Lamoriello…
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Yankees Top 15 Prospects
After the recent graduations of Anthony Volpe, Oswald Peraza, and at the beginning of the season Jasson Dominguez will also graduate from prospect status. The Yankees farm system endured a combination of injuries and underperformance last season, which led to their rankings falling towards the bottom of the league. I have high hopes for these…
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Red-Hot Isles gearing up for Big trade deadline?
Many, including myself, thought that the New York Islanders would go down and out after the amount of players missing time with injuries, most recently Ryan Pulock and Noah Dobson both going down. The Islanders have given a new hope. On and off the ice. The Islanders are riding a 6 game winning streak heading…
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Latest Isles injury may cause them to Plummet
Though the Islanders won 3-1 against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night, there was a lot that occurred throughout that game that calls the rest of the Islanders season into question. Noah Dobson went down with a brutal leg injury, and didn’t return for the rest of the game. On Tuesday it was announced…
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Islanders Preparing to Retool?
After losing 7-1 to the Buffalo Sabres, the Islanders seem to be slowly realizing that now is the time for them to trade some of their key rental pieces for draft picks and prospects. Who could they trade and what could they get? Before I go into who I think the Islanders will likely make…
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Yankees adjusting to life without Soto; Plan B in Action
Last Sunday, Juan Soto departed the Yankees for their crosstown rivals on a 15-Year $765 million deal, with escalation that gets the deal over $800 million. Though the Yankees had a bid way out of Hal Steinbrenner’s comfort zone, they have pivoted to Plan B, and they have an opportunity to “spread the wealth” some…
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Islanders Injuries have future looking Bleak
After losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, it was announced that Mathew Barzal was going back to Long Island to be evaluated for an injury. It was announced Saturday morning that he was being placed on Long Term Injured Reserve, and would miss at least 4-6 weeks. But the bleeding didn’t stop there.…