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PuckUpdate (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
I was originally going to write something sarcastic about the Islanders giving 33-year-old defenseman Brendan Witt a two-year, $6 million contract extension when he still has another year left on his deal. Committing to a player of that age before you need to seems unnecessarily risky to me. Especially as the NHL puts more and more value on quick, puck-moving defensemen. But then, I read how touched...
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The Islanders signed alternate captain Brendan Witt to a two-year contract extension worth $6 million through the 2010-11 season. In his two years with the Isles, the hard-hitting defenseman played in 140 games with three goals and 18 assists. He...
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
The New York Islanders signed alternate captain Brendan Witt to a two-year contract extension worth $6 million through the 2010-11 season.
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Puckhead's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Brendan Witt resigns a two year $6 million contract with the New York Islanders. I guess that ends all the talk of getting him to resign here. Today marks the first day of scrimmages at the Kettler for their development camp. The intrasquad scrimmage will be at 3:30 this afternoon and is (as always) open to the public. I was assured that the players will be in sweaters that will don their
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Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
In the 59 games he was healthy enough to play last season, defenseman Brendan Witt probably ranked as the Islanders' most valuable player. General manager Garth Snow rewarded Witt for his toughness and experience with a two-year contract extension worth $6 million, the team announced last night.
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Just in case you have missed all of the signings, including the Islanders extending Brendan Witt and the Thrashers signing Eric Boulton, make sure to check out the TSN Signing Tracker…
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Sisu Hockey (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
We're verging on blindfolded darts here - this one is even less exact than Chipchura. Komisarek is quite clearly a defensive defenceman. I thought it would be hard to come up with similar players but I'm pleased with these lists of past and present defensive defencemen. Rather than points, I used games played and ATOI. Regehr and Hannan are way ahead of Komi in terms of development. They're among the...
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Mr. Irrelevant (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Surely, we’ve been a couple of bandwagon fans over these last couple months, but before you judge, you should know that we grew up on the Washington Capitals. As kids, our dad used to always grab up the unwanted Caps tickets from his office and take us to the games. The memories of sitting in [...]
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Ranger Pundit (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
The Rangers clinched a playoff spot by beating the injury riddled Islanders at Nassau Coliseum last night 3-0 and it was the big guys that did it. Jaromir Jagr, slowly waking from his season scoring slumber, scored two power play goals giving him 23 on the season. Lundqvist recorded his tenth shutout of the season which leads all goalies in the NHL. The third party in the triumvirate that I have
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Islanders Army (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
Since the season ends today, we figured why wait on handing out the hardware. So, without further ado, some of my thoughts on who did right by us Isles fans this season, with a top choice and a runner-up. I also refrained from picking any one player for two different awards. I love making up [...]
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
The Rangers clinched their third consecutive playoff berth, and they did it against the rival that had frustrated them so often over the past two seasons.
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Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
SUNRISE, Fla. - Starting in warm-ups for Tuesday night's 8-4 loss in Tampa Bay, the Islanders lost three more veterans to injury, including forwards Andy Hilbert and Ruslan Fedotenko and defenseman Brendan Witt . Considering the number of injury replacements already dotting his lineup, Ted Nolan moaned, "I don't know if we're the New York Islanders or the Bridgeport Sound Tigers right now."
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The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
James Mirtle reports that 16 teams have announed their nominees for the Masterton Trophy. According to NHL.com: The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is an annual award under the trusteeship of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and is given to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. The winner is selected...
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Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
TAMPA, Fla. - By all rights, Islanders defenseman Brendan Witt really shouldn't be trying to play on his sprained right knee. But a player described by coach Ted Nolan as "the definition of a warrior" came back in only 18 days instead of the prescribed four weeks because, as dim as the Isles' playoff hopes might be, there's still a chance.
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Puckhead's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
It has, almost. The Caps seemingly impossible trip to the Stanley Cup Finals was nearly a decade ago. Some aspects of it seem like a hundred years ago, others it's hard to imagine that it has been so long. Ten years. My, how this team has changed. April 22nd, 2008 marks the decade date when the Caps started their playoff run to the finals ten years ago (first game in round one against the
