INTERVIEW: Clark Gillies and Bobby Nystrom on How to Win the Stanley Cup
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by Ricky Wegryn
2y ago
New York Islanders legends Clark Gillies and Bobby Nystrom sat down with Chris Peters to discuss the ingredients behind their Stanley Cup dynasty. With the excitement of the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs comes an interview with two former titans of the rink, Bobby Nystrom and Clark Gillies. Nystrom and Gillies recently sat down, virtually of course, with Betway to discuss what it was like to build towards the dynasty. When did it become apparent to you that you had a group capable of winning the Stanley Cup? Bobby Nystrom: It became apparent when we won the Stanley Cup [laughs]. You know w ..read more
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The Well-Dressed Islanders (Sort of)
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by Alexander Ganias
2y ago
It’s safe to say that the Islanders have one of the most iconic logos in the NHL. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder if you think it’s a good logo or not, but everyone knows the Islanders logo when they see it. Their color scheme is also very fitting with the royal blue and orange, the colors on the NY State flag. The Mets wear those colors, as well as New York City Football Club (to a lesser degree). The blue and white jerseys for the Isles are simple and clean, no added patches necessary, or waves on the torso (gross). So why is it that whenever they make an alternate uniform to pair up wi ..read more
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What Do the Islanders Need to Do This Offseason?
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by Alexander Ganias
2y ago
The Islanders were the Metro division champions in the 2020 NHL Playoffs, and the Eastern Conference runner-up. This was their second season under head coach Barry Trotz and GM Lou Lamoriello, and they’ve led the team much closer to the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup. What can the front office and the team do to attain that lofty goal? A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article summarizing what the Islanders would have to do to improve next season. This week, I’ll go more in-depth into what that is. The Front Office Photo: — It’s been known that the Islanders’ cap situation isn’t exactly the m ..read more
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The Season Ends for the Islanders
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by Alexander Ganias
2y ago
The Islanders were so close… we were so close. An absolute obliteration in game one, the latest of late goals in game two, a VERY quick response in game four, and to cap it all off, a puck that just squeaked past Semyon Varlamov in overtime of game six. Safe to say this series was quite painful, for the players and the fans. Just two years ago (in 2018), two years removed from the playoffs, and their franchise star spurning them for the Toronto Maple Leafs that offseason, everyone believed that the Islanders were probably just going to go back to being a basement-dweller. Let’s not forget, fiv ..read more
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The Islanders Have a Good Team That Can Be Great
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by Alexander Ganias
2y ago
The Isles going as far as they did in this year’s playoffs was shocking to everyone not watching, but every team wants to win the Stanley Cup, and only the top-tier teams can ever truly compete for it (think Tampa or Vegas). New York might not be there yet, but they can be with a few tweaks. Firstly, the new UBS Arena will be open in time for the 2021-22 season. Getting a new stadium was a huge part in resigning Anders Lee and Brock Nelson, and it will be a long time coming for Islanders fans who are some of the most passionate in the sport. But that will come in time, it’s the front office we ..read more
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Quick Look-Back on the Islanders’ Stadium Situation
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by Alexander Ganias
2y ago
It’s no secret that the Islanders have had stadium issues since the mid-nineties. The Nassau Coliseum was slowly deteriorating, and the team on the ice had gone from contending for cups, to barely making the playoffs. Photo: —And while the memories of “Fort NeverLose” will always remain, the fort itself has seen better days. Yes, it was “our dump”, but it was still a dump. It probably didn’t help that the Rangers and the Devils won a combined total of 4 cups from 1994 to 2003. In 2004, then-owner Charles Wang tried to get a new plan in place called the Lighthouse Project, which would renovate ..read more
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An Article That Needs to Be Written
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by Alexander Ganias
2y ago
This was a tough article to write. I originally intended to write about the Islanders’ ongoing stadium situation, but circumstances arose that forced me to change the subject. Those circumstances included police officer Rusten Sheskey unnecessarily shooting Jacob Blake while he was entering his car in Kenosha, Wisconsin earlier this week. Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was trying to break up a fight that happened near his car; when he saw the police arrive, he thought his job was done and went back to his kids, who were in the car waiting for their father. Without warning, the officers drew t ..read more
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Trotz and Lou Have Been Awesome
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by Alexander Ganias
2y ago
With the Islanders’ victory over the Washington Capitals in the 2020 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, they have made the second round of the playoffs two seasons in a row. Barry Trotz has coached a team sculpted by Lou Lamoriello, that has become a playoff contender. With all this success, it’s nice to take a look back on how it all came together. On April 24th, 2016, John Tavares swung around the opposing goal and put the puck past Roberto Luongo to beat the Florida Panthers in the first round of that year’s playoffs. That was their first playoff series win since 1993, but their playoff run ..read more
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New York State of Draft
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by Alexander Ganias
2y ago
Phase 2 of the NHL Draft Lottery took place on Monday, August 10th. Each team that was ousted in the Stanley Cup qualifying round got a 12.5% chance at the first overall pick of the 2020 draft; that pick will almost certainly be used on QMJHL phenom Alexis Lafrenière. The winner of the draft lottery was the crosstown rival New York Rangers, whose fans promptly celebrated the possibility of a roster with Lafrenière, Mika Zibanejad, and Artemi Panarin. Throw in rookies Kaapo Kakko and Igor Shesterkin, and the Blueshirts have a dangerous team that could possibly contend for a Stanley Cup in a cou ..read more
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Islanders beat Florida Panthers, Advance to Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
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by Alexander Ganias
2y ago
The Islanders have beaten the Florida Panthers in their qualifying round series. Now, they wait to see who they will play in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. After all the Stanley Cup Qualifier rounds are finished, teams in each conference are re-seeded. The Islanders would play one of the four round-robin teams, and we’ll take a look at two of the teams that they would have the best and worst chances against in the ECQF. Best-Case Scenario: Philadelphia Flyers The Islanders went undefeated against the Flyers in three games. However, the Flyers’ new goalie Carter Hart has proven a worthy ..read more
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