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2-on-1: Early Season Reactions

Every Monday during the season, two of our hockey writers will debate one topic. It's the 2-on-1. This week, Chris Botta and Kevin Schultz discuss the top stories of the young NHL season. Kevin Schultz: Now that we're barely two weeks into the 2009-10 NHL season, I'd say it's about time for some early season...

Are the Islanders Relevant Again?

John Tavares has yet to step on the ice for the New York Islanders, but he's already making an impact for the once-proud franchise that has been aimlessly stumbling along a path of mediocrity for the past decade-and-a-half. This is, after all, a franchise that hasn't won a playoff series since David Volek beat Tom Barrasso...

Hurricanes Blow Out Islanders, 9-0

The New York Islanders, playing without Trent Hunter, Kyle Okposo, Dean McAmmond, and Andy Hilbert were simply in over their heads on Tuesday night against the runaway locomotive that is the Carolina Hurricanes, falling 9-0. Amazingly, the score isn't the most incredible series of numbers to come out of this game.Honestly,...

Power Rankings: San Jose on Top

For the third time in three weeks we have a new team on top of our power rankings, as the NHL-leading San Jose Sharks take over the top spot. The Devils take a fall thanks to their recent six-game losing streak, while Anaheim continues to climb the rankings. 1. Sharks (Last Week: 4)The Sharks currently occupy the top...

Power Rankings: Devils Claim Top Spot

We're in the home stretch of the NHL season, and both conference playoff races are heating up as the standings change on a daily basis. The Eastern Conference has seven teams separated by just seven points in the No's 4 through 10 spots, while everybody except Phoenix and Colorado is still competing for a playoff spot in...

KyleOkposo News From the Web

05/04/12 Butler & Team USA pick up a 7-2 win over Team France Source: NHL - Calgary Flames Flames blueliner Chris Butler played 14:17 in the game.
05/04/12 USA routs France at worlds; Canada up next Source: USA Today The creed for all competitors at the world championships should be to respect all opponents and measure yourself against the Canadians.
05/04/12 Jimmy Howard leads U.S. to 7-2 win over France at... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI HELSINKI The United States has defeated France, 7-2, in the first game of the International Ice Hockey World Championships in Helsinki.
04/11/12 Okposo named to Team USA Source: NHL - New York Islanders The tournament will take place from May 4-20, in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.
04/06/12 New York Islanders: Second Line Finding Its Way Takes... Source: 1010 Wins The Islanders and their fans were wondering for a long time when the team would finally get a second line capable of taking some of the heat off the top line.