New York Islanders

A huge trade could be on the way between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens.  Teams know they have Montreal over a barrel, don’t they?  With the unfortunate opening night loss of number one defenseman Andrei Markov — their top point producer in 2008-09 — the win-now Habs will likely find themselves on the [...]

Detroit’s Jimmy Howard has looked suspect as Chris Osgood’s backup, so the Red Wings may be seeking a solid No. 2 netminder.  Meanwhile, the New York Islanders may soon have three solid goalies.  If injured Rick Dipietro gets anywhere close to healthy, look for Islanders GM Garth Snow to offer either Dwayne Roloson or Martin [...]

It has been a couple of years since the fans of the NHL have gotten to enjoy the hockey skills of former league MVP Jaromir Jagr.  Jagr left the NHL to go back and play in his native homeland but a couple of years later it seems as if he wants to return to the [...]

It didn’t take long for rookie John Tavares to produce the first point of his young professional career.  The 2009 first-overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft assisted on Matt Moulson’s second period power-play goal Sunday as the New York Islanders beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in pre-season play.  Tavares failed to register a point in his [...]

For the first time in the franchises 8 years of existence, the cornerstones of Marian Gaborik, GM Doug Risebrough and Coach Jacques Lemaire will not be there when the puck drops on October 3rd.  The Wild are promising a more up-tempo style under new head coach Todd Richards than the stifling defensive play that has [...]

Hockeylicious continues its off season analysis by focusing on the Western conferences Edmonton Oilers.  The Oilers finished yet another season just out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Their biggest loss, goaltender Dwayne Roloson, has been replaced by Nikolai Khabibulin, but so far the Oilers’ most remarkable move in the offseason has [...]

After last summer’s big splash acquisitions not panning out and finishing 29th in the league, the Tampa Bay Lightning need to refocus which direction they’re going to go in when the 2009-2010 season begins.
Defence has been a notorious weak spot for the Lightning in recent seasons, and general manager Brian Lawton knows it.  That’s why [...]

Here are some of the recent on goings of the NHL’s offseason.  The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen to a one-year contract on Thursday.  Tollefsen appeared in only 19 games in 2008-09 with the Columbus Blue Jackets and recorded one assist and 37 penalty minutes.
Rumor has it that the top offer Alex Tanguay has received [...]

The New Jersey Devils were not really a bad club last season, they were solid offensively and defensively.  They could have used another scorer but no one could predict that they would lose in the playoffs theway they did.  New Jersey gave up two late goals in game 7 of their series with the Carolina [...]

Next up in the Atlantic division is the New York Islanders.  We can all face the truth and admit that the New York Islanders were awful this past season losing more games than any other team helping them secure the first pick overall in the NHL draft.  The Islanders need help everywhere with the exception [...]