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The Scouring Of The Shire – Islanders, Canucks, Red Wings Preview

By Matt McClure October 19, 2021

With the opening three games on the road going about as balls-up as could have possibly been imagined, the Hawks return home with some serious heat on them after a roster overhaul and reassurances that yet another Magic Training Camp would make things different. But things have not been different, and cries that “It’s only […]

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You Ain’t Shane, You Ain’t Mook – ’19-’20 NHL Team Previews: New York Islanders

By Sam Fels September 6, 2019 0

There was no bigger surprise team than the Islanders last season, as Barry Trotz took a contract dispute from DC up the Acela and then proved he can turn just about anything into a useful team. But his boss, Nosferatu, blames free agency for the global warming he assuredly doesn’t believe in, and the Isles […]

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Stan’s Off To Market – Free Agent Shopping List: Anders Lee

By Sam Fels June 25, 2019 0

Monday is when the doors fly open and GMs go climbing and rushing over each other for the chance to splash the cash on whatever player or players they think will take them to the promise land. Or save their jobs. Stan Bowman and the Hawks have been making noise at being interestingly active for […]

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Maybe They Don’t Have A Plan So They Can’t Keep Changing It

By Sam Fels June 24, 2019 0

As the weekend wore on, I sold myself more and more on the Kirby Dach pick. We’ll never know, but my hope is at #3 the Hawks wouldn’t ever pick for need. Those picks come around maybe once or twice a decade (unless you’re the Oilers), and you take the best player on your board. […]

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You Get What Anyone Gets – Saying Goodbye To the ’18-’19 New York Islanders

By Sam Fels May 6, 2019 0

Oh right, the Islanders. It’s not easy to wipe away the buzz and impact of sweeping a long-time tormentor with just the flick of a wrist, but then nothing has been normal about the Islanders since…well, ever. You’re supposed to carry the momentum of a franchise-turning win like the first-round sweep of the Penguins into […]

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You Were So In, With The Out Crowd – Playoff Previews: Penguins vs. Islanders

By Sam Fels April 9, 2019 0

vs. SCHEDULE: Game 1 at Islanders – Wednesday 6:30, Game 2 at Islanders – Friday 6:30, Game 3 at Penguins – Sunday 12pm, Game 4 at Penguins – April 16th 6:30 Ho-hum, here the Penguins are with 100 points again, and likely as anyone to get out of the Metro Division. Before anyone tells you […]

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Game #51 – Islanders vs. Hawks Preview/Wing Deicing: One More Special Message To Go

By Sam Fels January 22, 2019 0

 vs.  RECORDS: Islanders 29-15-4   Hawks 17-24-9 PUCK DROP: 7:30 TV: WGN NO ONE LEAVES THE ISLAND: LighthouseHockey.com The Hawks are one game away from a nine-day break that encompasses their bye and the All-Star game. So either that means they can leave it all on the ice tonight, or given how the season has gone, […]

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Game #51 – Islanders vs. Hawks Spotlight: Lou, Brock, and Anders

By Sam Fels January 22, 2019 0

Leave it to a crusty old bastard like Lou Lamoriello to make us look even stupider than we normally do. Earlier in the month, when the Hawks were on the Island, we wrote the Lou didn’t really have a place in the game today. That he would hold the Isles back at a time when […]

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Game #51 – Islanders vs. Hawks Q&A: Dominik From LighthouseHockey.com

By Sam Fels January 22, 2019 0

The Lighthouse Project may be dead, but LighthouseHockey.com lives on. Dominik is their maven, and he joins us today to fill in on the blue and orange.  The Islanders sit atop the Metro. In your wildest dreams did you think anyone would say that this year? At no point did I expect the Islanders could […]

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Game #43 – Hawks vs. Islanders Preview/Spin Class For The Bewildered: No One Leaves The Island

By Sam Fels January 3, 2019 0

 vs.  RECORDS: Hawks 15-21-6   Islanders 21-13-4 PUCK DROP: 6:30 TV: NBCSN Chicago locally, NBCSN elsewhere FUTURE ISLANDS IS A TERRIBLE BAND: Lighthouse Hockey The Hawks are back on Long Island for the first time in four seasons, as while waiting for their new arena the New York Islanders are trying to make it up to […]