Are Patrick Roy’s unique ways right for Islanders’ future?
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Are Patrick Roy’s unique ways right for Islanders’ future?

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Maybe, upon seeing the Islanders’ net empty for a defensive zone faceoff with 43 seconds to go in Tuesday’s loss to the Maple Leafs, you thought Patrick Roy had lost his mind. Maybe you didn’t hate it so much — the Islanders are…

Anthony Duclair’s return helps Islanders click with healthy forward group
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Anthony Duclair’s return helps Islanders click with healthy forward group

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines TORONTO — Eight weeks later, the biggest piece still missing from the Islanders’ puzzle finally clicked back into place.  Anthony Duclair made his long-awaited return to the Isles lineup Saturday in Toronto, picking up an assist as the Islanders defeated the Maple Leafs,…

Islanders still trying to end concerning trend of slow starts
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Islanders still trying to end concerning trend of slow starts

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines RALEIGH, N.C. — The last time the Islanders played at what is now Lenovo Center, their night ended in Game 5 of the first round, when their 2023-24 season came to a forgettable close. It’s fitting, then, that upon their return, they are…

Islanders still look disjointed in brutal loss to lowly Blackhawks
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Islanders still look disjointed in brutal loss to lowly Blackhawks

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines CHICAGO — Meet the healthier Islanders, same as the injured Islanders. It’s never simple, never easy and there’s always disappointment right around the corner. If anyone thought Sunday was the chance for the Islanders to write the first chapter of the turnaround of…

Pierre Engvall fails to show long-term value after Islanders second line chance
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Pierre Engvall fails to show long-term value after Islanders second line chance

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A glimmer of a smirk crossed Patrick Roy’s face after he was asked about Pierre Engvall’s performance Thursday night. He sat silent for five seconds then asked a question of his own. “Do I have to answer that?” he said. In fairness, everyone…

Simon Holmstrom ‘ripping it’ in second stint on Islanders’ top line
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Simon Holmstrom ‘ripping it’ in second stint on Islanders’ top line

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Simon Holmstrom’s first stint on the Islanders’ top line was a flop. Try two, however, has produced not one but two consecutive two-goal games from Holmstrom — a feat he had never accomplished in his NHL career before Friday. The Islanders were forced into this as a matter of circumstance…

Islanders’ Alexander Romanov returns to lineup from upper-body injury
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Islanders’ Alexander Romanov returns to lineup from upper-body injury

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CALGARY, Alberta — The Islanders finally took the first big step toward getting whole again Tuesday as Alexander Romanov returned from an upper-body injury to play his first game in more than two weeks against the Flames. Romanov had been building toward a return from an upper-body injury throughout this…