DominikTue, December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM UTC·1 min readThe Islanders face some big tests ahead with two games against the Lightning and one each against the Avalanche and Panthers over the next week. It all starts tonight with Game 6 of this homestand, as the Tampa Bay Lightning pay their disrespects.
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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIslanders News“You can’t keep doing this to people.” Dan and Mike on the Islanders failing to deliver at home, where the prices and the parking are exorbitant and the organization promotes “the One Tree Hill guy is here.” [Islanders Anxiety]
Prospect Report: Big nights for Cole Eiserman, Kashawn Aitcheson and Jacob Kvasnicka. [Isles]
Two of those guys are among the three Isles prospects named to USA’s preliminary WJC roster. [THN]
Eiserman believes he was “put on this earth to be a hockey player.” [Newsday]
It’s not just these next two games, it’s not just these next four games, the first two weeks and seven games in December present an enormous challenge. [Newsday]
Share your personal data for Emil Heineman trivia. [Isles]
In praise of Kyle Palmieri’s heroic “hockey guy” exit. [ESPN]
Five games in the NHL on Monday, including the Penguins thumping the Flyers and the Blue Jackets coming back on the Devils.
The Devils and Blue Jackets had four fights and lots of other chaos in an eventful game. [Sportsnet]
Peter DeBoer says the Olympic rink in Italy is even smaller than NHL standards. (Also, he can’t wait to throw Jake Oettinger under an Italian bus, probably.) [Sportsnet]
The Canucks keep losing centers and Brock Boeser has played with five of them. [Sportsnet]
The Adam Fox injury news is vague but ominous. [NHL]
