Islanders Regretting Trade Deadline & Roy Sending Wrong Message to Sorokin
Also, see how newly signed Alex Jefferies can help the Islanders in the future.
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In today’s edition, the losing is continuing for the Islanders and they are regretting along with the Red Wings not being more active ahead of the trade deadline. Also, head coach Patrick Roy is sending the wrong message to his star goaltender. But on the bright side, the Islanders have agreed to terms with prospect Alex Jefferies and we reveal how he can impact the organization in the future.
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Now, on to the good stuff…
Islanders Sign 2024 Hobey Baker Award Nominee Alex Jefferies
March 20, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
It was announced Wednesday, March 20, that the Bridgeport Islanders signed Alex Jefferies to an amateur tryout. The struggling Bridgeport team will not be making the AHL playoffs this season, but this signing means far more than that. Now officially in the New York Islanders organization, he will be able to show his worth at the professional level as he attempts to make the NHL level.
Patrick Roy Sending the Wrong Message to Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin
March 21, 2024 by Anthony Russo
Frustrations are boiling over with the New York Islanders – and Ilya Sorokin is right at the center of the blame. Head coach Patrick Roy, who was brought in mid-season to change the team’s losing trajectory, did not hold back on the Russian goaltender.
Islanders & Red Wings Already Regretting Trade Deadline Silence
March 22, 2024 by Mike Fink
The New York Islanders’ game against the Detroit Red Wings on March 21 displayed two teams that looked far from playoff-worthy. There’s a common philosophical question about what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. Well in the third period, the Islanders’ hapless offense (a stoppable force) was trying to mount a comeback against a flawed Red Wings defense (a movable object).