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Kyle Palmieri signs four-year, $20 million deal to stay with New York Islanders, ‘a place I wanted to be’

Palmieri, a veteran forward who came over from the New Jersey Devils and had a solid postseason after struggling in the regular season, agreed to a four-year, $20 million deal. Palmieri was part of a package that cost the Islanders a first-round draft pick this summer, so keeping him in New York was a priority. […]

New Jersey Devils secure depth at forward, signing Marian Studenic, A.J. Greer to one-year contracts

General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the deals on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Studenic will earn $750,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the AHL level with $125,000 guaranteed. Studenic appeared in eight games for the Devils, making his NHL debut in April. The Slovakian scored his first career NHL goal against the New York Rangers. […]

Lou Lamoriello, 78, honored as NHL’s general manager of year after another stellar season for New York Islanders

The NHL announced Tuesday night that Lamoriello finished ahead of fellow finalists Marc Bergevin of the Montreal Canadiens and Bill Zito of the Florida Panthers. Colorado’s Joe Sakic was fourth and Vegas’ Kelly McCrimmon was fifth in voting by GMs, league executives and media members after the second round of the playoffs. Lamoriello has built […]

NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Colorado Avalanche fighting to stay alive against Vegas Golden Knights

The Boston Bruins were sent home on Wednesday night, and the New York Islanders are the third team to reach the Stanley Cup semifinals. Thursday night, the Colorado Avalanche — the top team in the regular season — will try to avoid a similar fate as the Bruins. But the Avs’ task isn’t easy: they […]

Tuukka Rask ‘wasn’t 100%’ in postseason as Boston Bruins’ run comes to yet another early end

Rask wouldn’t disclose the nature of his ailments after the Bruins’ 6-2 loss to the Islanders in Game 6 on Wednesday night, which eliminated Boston from the playoffs. “I don’t think that needs to be the headline now,” said the goalie, who stopped 23 of 27 shots in the loss. Rask was pulled after two […]

Trade-deadline acquisition Kyle Palmieri pays postseason dividends, scores twice in New York Islanders’ Game 1 OT win

PITTSBURGH — The New York Islanders gave up quite a bit to acquire the services of Kyle Palmieri at the trade deadline. And though it took him awhile, he did choose the right time to pay major dividends. Palmieri’s second goal of the game 16:30 into overtime lifted the Islanders to a 4-3 victory over […]

Fantasy hockey rankings Week 14 update: Schedule effects and Tyler Seguin’s return

The poor fantasy managers invested in the Calgary Flames can’t be pleased with the remaining schedule. The Flames only have five more games to count for fantasy. The Los Angeles Kings, Canucks, St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche, for example, have 10. Vince Dunn is more appealing than Mark Giordano under these circumstances, and it’s […]