Islanders 2024 Mock Draft & Top Offseason Priority Should Be Stamkos
Plus, we reveal a couple of profiles from top prospects including Alex Jefferies Ruslan Iskhakov.
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New York Islanders 2024 NHL Mock Draft
May 15, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
The 2024 NHL Draft will be held at The Sphere in Las Vegas on June 28-29. The New York Islanders will select 18th overall in the first round along with four other selections throughout the draft. They traded their 2024 third-round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Pierre Engvall and their 2024 seventh-round pick to the St. Louis Blues for Robert Bortuzzo. With the selections they have now, how might the draft play out? This will be a mix of what I believe they should do and what I think they will do.
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Islanders’ 2024 Offseason Prospect Profile: Alex Jefferies
May 15, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
Alex Jefferies is a 6-foot, 194-pound right-shot winger who was drafted 121st by the New York Islanders in the 2020 NHL Draft. He is 22 years old and has spent the past four seasons with Merrimack College of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 105 NCAA games, he scored 43 goals and 107 points, leading to a Hobey Baker Award nomination his senior season. After concluding his senior season with Merrimack this season, he signed an amateur tryout with the Bridgeport Islanders. In 12 games with the disappointing Bridgeport Islanders, he scored three goals and seven points. On April 19 he signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Islanders that begins in the 2024-25 season.
Revisiting the Oilers’ Jordan Eberle Trade to the Islanders
May 15, 2024 by Alex Chauvancy
The 2017 trade of Jordan Eberle by the Edmonton Oilers to the New York Islanders for Ryan Strome sent shockwaves throughout the hockey world. At the time, Eberle was a highly-skilled former 30-goal scorer who was coming off a respectable 20-goal, 50-point campaign in 2016-17. However, the playoffs proved to be one of the more lackluster debuts by a player of his caliber, due to a zero-goal and two-assist performance, as the Oilers were bounced in Game 7 of the second round to the Anaheim Ducks.
Islanders’ 2024 Offseason Prospect Profile: Ruslan Iskhakov
May 16, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
The New York Islanders’ offseason is underway and fans have already begun speculating what moves the team will make. It has been confirmed Lou Lamoriello and Patrick Roy will not be leaving so it is known the team will continue to push for a Stanley Cup. Using past decisions, how might the Islanders approach this offseason?
Islanders’ Top Offseason Priority Should Be Steven Stamkos
May 16, 2024 by Anthony Russo
Steven Stamkos is arguably the best player that’s set to hit free agency – and the New York Islanders need to do everything in their power to sign him.