NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
NHL player development seems to always result in more questions than answers. How likely is it for a top pick to pan out? What makes a player a “steal”? Last Word On Hockey will be starting a new series on how to properly develop prospects from all different spots throughout the draft. This week’s piece […] READ MORE
Every Monday, Last Word on Hockey will survey the Fantasy Hockey landscape and select a handful of players to assist in your weekly match. We will attempt to select “Studs” who may be available in your league as opposed to who we know are already owned by other teams. The “Duds” will most certainly be […] READ MORE
The New York Islanders have a mediocre offence. Brock Nelson scored a team-leading 37 goals during the 2021-22 season, ranking 22nd in goals scored amongst all players. He did this while playing most of the year on the second line. Nelson stood as a lone bright spot for the offence last season. Top-line stars like […] READ MORE
The New York Islanders did not score enough during the 2021-22 season. The Isles ranked 22nd in goals-per-game last year, netting 26 fewer goals than the league average. Islanders management has been reluctant this offseason to bring in a big-name free agent who could turn the tide on the offensive side of the ice. After […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one. Breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day which is considered must-watch TV. Today’s […] READ MORE
Entering the 2021-22 NHL Season the New York Islanders were pegged as a favourite to win the Stanley Cup. And why not considering this team went to back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals. After a slow start to the season, there was talk the Islanders could not handle the pressure of being a top team. In addition, […] READ MORE
The New York Islanders are continuing to do things the hard way. For the third straight series, the Islanders will have to climb out of a 2-1 series hole after falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night by a final score of 2-1 inside Nassau Coliseum. The game-winning goal came courtesy of Lightning […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning have evened the series with the New York Islanders after a 4-2 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday night. The Lightning were led by their big guns of Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Brayden Point. Not to mention, the Lightning leaned heavily on Andrei Vasilevskiy to make the key saves at […] READ MORE
The New York Islanders are going back to the Conference Semifinals. New York wins Game 6 by the score of 6-2, winning the series 4-2. They had to do it the hard way by coming back and winning three games of the series. Just like in the first round where the Islanders trailed the Pittsburgh […] READ MORE
The New York Islanders signed restricted free agent center Mathew Barzal to a three-year contract extension worth $21 million, with an AAV of $7 million per season. The contract carries Barzal through the 2022-23 season. Barzal is 3×7 — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 9, 2021 New York Islanders Re-Sign Mathew Barzal In his three full […] READ MORE
