Ways Islanders Improve Now/Future & Team Needs Speed At Blue Line
The Islanders were exposed in their latest loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
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In today’s edition, the Islanders’ lopsided defeat to the Buffalo Sabres shows that the team needs to address speed at the blue line. Also, we reveal a couple of ways the Islanders cannot only save their season – but be better off in the future.
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Islanders Better Off Without Mayfield And Bortuzzo
March 16, 2024 by Anthony Russo (Premium THW Substack Content
The team should stick with two defensemen who are helping them string together wins.
The New York Islanders are playing the best hockey all year and sometimes the right move is to keep what’s working. That could explain why general manager and president Lou Lamoriello did not make a move ahead of the March 8 trade deadline.
Islanders & Sabres Highlight Importance of Speed at the Blue Line
March 14, 2024 by Mike Fink
The New York Islanders matchup against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night has suddenly become pivotal in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. The Islanders with six wins in a row before their March 11 loss to the Los Angeles Kings have leaped into the final wild-card spot. The Sabres, meanwhile, have struggled throughout the season, yet with two wins in a row, and seven wins in their last 11 games, they are only five points out of a playoff berth.
2 Ways the Islanders Can Improve Now & in the Future
March 15, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
This trade deadline was a weird feeling for New York Islanders fans. Last season, they made the biggest splash by adding Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks. Years prior, they have added Kyle Palmieri, Jean Gabriel Pageau, and more. This season, they did nothing. While this may be what was best for the team, trusting their core and reassessing this summer, there were quite a few moves out there they could and should have pursued.
