New York Islanders

One of the running jokes of free agency every year is that if a player hasn’t signed for a while, they probably have a deal with the New York Islanders and Lou Lamoriello just hasn’t announced it. That’s what has been fueling rumors for Nazem Kadri, one of this summer’s top options who remains unsigned partway through August. Frank Seravalli…

Another reporter says it’s just a matter of time before Nazem Kadri is announced as an Islander. It’s a Tuesday morning in August, and while the Islanders are neither creating nor publicizing news, we kind of have a few things to cover. Unfortunately, they’re unable to keep all news about the WJC under wraps because other entities and teams have…

News? Not really. But beggars can’t be choosers. The Islanders have gone all offseason without announcing a single free agency signing or making any trades. But there is one acquisition they seem to have made, according to the venerable uniform-obsessed site Icethetics. In a video previewing some of the upcoming Reverse Retro third jerseys we might see next season, Icethetics…

What, you were expecting more Kadri whispers? Technical note on our previous news “bits” roundup and this one: For whatever reason, links to nhl-dot-com sites (including the Islanders site, but you can get to Frans Nielsen mini-item through this tweet) are routing to an NHLshop bad domain. Think this is beyond our control and something on their end, but whatever…

Also, a little more about our favorite Great Dane. Folks, there is sadly not much out there in the way of information. It is August 6, twenty-four days after the opening of the 2022-23 NHL calendar year, and the New York Islanders have not announced a signing of an NHL player. In my heart of hearts, I thought yesterday would…