Islanders Path to Playoffs & 7 Cool Things About Zdeno Chara
Also, see what Patrick Roy can learn from Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour.
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In today’s edition, we discuss what the team’s path to the playoffs looks like during the losing streak and how head coach Patrick Roy can learn from Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes. Plus, let’s take a trip back at former Islander Zdeno Chara, and his Hall of Fame career.
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Zdeno Chara – 7 Cool Things About the Big Guy
March 18, 2024 by Brandon Share-Cohen
When thinking about former NHL defender and future Hall of Famer Zdeno Chara, one word should come to mind. That word, as you might have guessed, is big. Whether it’s his big stature, his contributions to the team, or his contributions to the city he played hockey in, everything about Chara screams “big.”
What is the Islanders’ Path to the Playoffs?
March 20, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
The 2023-24 season has been a never-ending headache for the New York Islanders. It has been filled with winning and losing streaks, injuries and fired coaches, and seemingly bi-nightly overtime. The core is not that different from the 2020 and 2021 teams that made the conference finals, but their place in the standings is. Today, they are down but not out, and the playoffs are within reach. But, making them will not be easy.
Islanders’ Roy Can Learn From Hurricanes’ Brind’Amour
March 20, 2024 by Mike Fink
The gap between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Islanders in the March 19 game was noticeable. It’s been that way for a while but the first period alone showed the difference between a middling team in the Eastern Conference with a low ceiling and a borderline Stanley Cup contender. The Hurricanes stomped the Islanders 4-1 in a game they never trailed and all but put out of reach in the first period.