For all the ceiling the Islanders had shown just two days prior, here came the thud that has acted as a metronome to the season’s first 35 games. Just when there were signs of the Islanders turning the corner, just when they had played their best game of the season, just when they had gotten … Read more
It’s the goalies, stupid. The Islanders can and should worry about their special teams and how their defense is constructed and whether their offense can keep up without Mat Barzal and Anthony Duclair and all of the minutiae within each of those buckets. That’s all fine and good, and it all matters plenty. But let’s … Read more
It did not take the Islanders long to reshuffle their goaltending staff. One day after director of goaltending Mitch Korn left the organization to join the Predators, the Islanders announced that AHL Bridgeport goaltending coach Chris Terreri will transition to director of goaltending and scouting. The Islanders also hired Sergei Naumovs to replace Terreri as … Read more
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — It didn’t come the way the Islanders would have wanted, but Ilya Sorokin finally got a rest. That came as a result of a mercy pull by coach Lane Lambert for the final 20 minutes of what became a 5-0 loss to the Wild on Monday night. Sorokin, who stopped 29 … Read more
