New York Islanders owner Jon Ledecky was seen at the Belmont Stakes talking up the Islanders new arena which should be good to go by 2021. Belmont Park is synonymous with the Belmont Stakes, it’s the one time a year they pack that place to the brim especially if there’s a chance for a triple crown. […]

New York Islanders Daily: Jon Ledecky At Belmont - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello is going to have a busy summer to try and immediately improve this hockey club. And money won’t be a factor. For as long as we can all remember, money was always short for the New York Islanders. Even before there was a hard salary cap, the Islanders had financial […]

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The New York Islanders should take a page out of the Washington Capitals playbook. There’s a clear way to build a Stanley Cup champion. The Washington Capitals finally were able to get over the hump and win a championship. It’s something they’ve been building for ever since taking Alex Ovechkin back in 2004 with the […]

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Expect the New York Islanders and their new President of Hockey Operations and General Manager, Lou Lamoriello to have a busy off-season. Lou would be wise to hold on to Kieffer Bellows and use his premium draft picks as trade chips instead. It’s no secret that everyone expects the New York Islanders organization to be […]

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With the firing of Garth Snow and Doug Weight by New York Islanders President of Hockey Operations and now General Manager Lou Lamoriello, is John Tavares more or less likely to stay? Within two weeks of being appointed as the New York Islanders President of Hockey Operations, Lou Lamoriello knew a culture change needed to […]

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Since the Washington Capitals took home the Stanley Cup, New York Islanders fans on Twitter have been getting all excited over Barry Trotz. I know this is a New York Islanders blog, but we first have to give a congratulations to the Washington Capitals. Seeing Alex Ovechkin finally lift the cup was pretty cool for any […]

New York Islanders Daily: Fans Excited Over Barry Trotz - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

With the way that Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby is playing RFA Philipp Grubauer becomes an immediate trade target for the New York Islanders. The Washington Capitals have four goalies on the roster at the moment. They won’t do the same as the New York Islanders did and keep more than two. That means they […]

New York Islanders Philipp Grubauer Should Be Top Trade Target - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The New York Islanders are already linked to a goalie who is expected to be available, Philipp Grubauer of the Washington Capitals. The Summer of Lou continues, just two days after he relieved Garth Snow of his duties, the New York Islanders are already linked to one of the bigger goalie names on the market. […]

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New York Islanders President of Hockey Operations makes thousands of Islanders fans days by firing Garth Snow as the team’s General Manager. Every New York Islanders fan will know where they were at 2:00 pm on June 5th, 2018. When the New York Islanders informed the public via Twitter, that General Manager Garth Snow and […]

New York Islanders Podcast: Lou Lamoriello Fires Garth Snow - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

New GM and President of Hockey Operations, Lou Lamoriello, decided to part ways with Doug Weight. His explanation was vague. Garth Snow has taken up a lot of the conversation here on the website and in the Twitterverse, but the New York Islanders also let go of their coach as well. We should probably talk […]

New York Islanders Daily: Lou Lamoriello on Doug Weight Firing - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

With the power of hindsight were going back in time to redraft the New York Islanders picks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The 2012 draft is one that Garth Snow and the New York Islanders would likely want to have back. You might remember that as the year they drafted all defensemen. It was […]

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The New York Islanders have a head coaching vacancy. Here are five guys that Lou Lamoriello could put behind the bench for the Islanders. Yesterday, the big story for the New York Islanders was Garth Snow losing his job as General Manager. This was a huge discussion point for obvious reasons, he was long overdue […]

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The Eyes on Isles Podcast returns for episode number 42 as Matt and Mitch will discuss all things New York Islanders on and off the ice. I wonder what we’ll talk about this week…Garth Snow is no longer the General Manager of the New York Islanders. As of yesterday, Lou Lamoriello removed Garth and Doug […]

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The Garth Snow era is over for the New York Islanders. For 12 years he sat at the helm. Twelve years of mistakes. Here are his top five. The New York Islanders are finally free of Garth Snow. Today the team announced that both he and Head Coach Doug Weight have been relieved of their […]

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There seems to be this misconception that since Doug Weight is gone John Tavares will follow. I’m not sure there’s a correlation between the two. It really feels like people are trying to come up with anything to convince themselves that John Tavares is leaving the New York Islanders. Now, because Doug Weight is no […]

New York Islanders Daily: John Tavares Misconception - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

It’s official. The New York Islanders have a new general manager in Lou Lamoriello and are on the hunt for a head coach. The plan going forward is simple: build the best possible organization for John Tavares and the way to do that is by taking Toronto’s lead. As of Tuesday afternoon, the New York […]

New York Islanders: Building Toronto Around John Tavares - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The New York Islanders relieved both Garth Snow and Doug Weight of their duties as Head Coach and General Manager today. Lou Lamoriello will take over as GM. This is a dream, right? I cannot believe I am actually writing it but the New York Islanders have fired both Garth Snow and Doug Weight according […]

New York Islanders Fire Garth Snow and Doug Weight (Report) - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The New York Islanders now have Lou Lamoriello running the show. While Lou has a lot of tradeable assets at his disposal there is a young trio that would be very tough to move. New York Islanders President of Hockey Operations Lou Lamoriello has a lot of work to do this off-season including landing a […]

New York Islanders Young Trio That Would Be Tough for Lamoriello to Move - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Lou Lamoriello’s job with the New York Islanders is so much more than just re-signing John Tavares, but that’s obviously priority number one. Lou Lamoriello was brought in to fix the New York Islanders. It certainly starts with attempting to re-sign John Tavares but it’s actually so much more than that, as the Isles are expected […]

New York Islanders Daily: More That Just Tavares - Eyes On Isles - Eyes On Isles - A New York Islanders Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The New York Islanders third line was abysmal for most of the 2017-18 NHL season. Fixing the center position might be something Lou Lamoriello might want to look at going into 2018-19. It’s no secret that former New York Islanders first-round pick Brock Nelson didn’t have a great year in 2017-18. His 19 goals were […]

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