HockeyBuzz Hotstove: NHL Power Rankings: Islanders Sit On Top

Love how the Habs never make the list but still sit near the top with games in hand since pretty much the beginning of the season.

Amazing how the Islanders added Leddy, Boychuck, Grabovski, Kulemin & Halak and they're such a different team this year…they drafted 5th overall last year for cryin out loud??

Amazing how the Islanders added Leddy, Boychuck, Grabovski, Kulemin & Halak and they're such a different team this year…they drafted 5th overall last year for cryin out loud??
- LeftCoaster

If you look at our goaltenders numbers the last couple years its not that much of a shock. If we got even average goaltending against the pens in the playoffs we would have beat them. Fleury's horrible goaltending was the story but nabakov was far worse in that series. Tampa is learning this hard lesson right now.

Amazing how the Islanders added Leddy, Boychuck, Grabovski, Kulemin & Halak and they're such a different team this year…they drafted 5th overall last year for cryin out loud??
- LeftCoaster

And two years ago we drafted 3rd overall. The right moves make all the difference.

Love how the Habs never make the list but still sit near the top with games in hand since pretty much the beginning of the season.
- WaterBoy

Love how the Habs never make the list but still sit near the top with games in hand since pretty much the beginning of the season.
- WaterBoy

Because if your goaltender goes down for an extended period you’re gonna sink like the titanic. Also because your advanced stats are bottom third in the league.

And because we hate you.

Amazing how the Islanders added Leddy, Boychuck, Grabovski, Kulemin & Halak and they're such a different team this year…they drafted 5th overall last year for cryin out loud??
- LeftCoaster

Key pieces... nice to see them have success !

Because if your goaltender goes down for an extended period you’re gonna sink like the titanic. Also because your advanced stats are bottom third in the league.

And because we hate you.
- Isles_since_6

So IF a team loses it's best player they will suck ?

And let's not forget about those advanced stats !!!


Here's an advanced stat for you.

47 games and 65 points
Sitting 4th overall in the league.

Amazing how the Islanders added Leddy, Boychuck, Grabovski, Kulemin & Halak and they're such a different team this year…they drafted 5th overall last year for cryin out loud??
- LeftCoaster

Most of it is goaltending, but a large part of it is health as well. Not only was our goaltending laughable last year, we also had a defense that regularly featured carkner, martinek and ness due to injuries.

Now also add in a full year of Nelson, Lee and Strome, who are all contributing, it’s a pretty huge difference.

So IF a team loses it's best player they will suck ?

And let's not forget about those advanced stats !!!


Here's an advanced stat for you.

47 games and 65 points
Sitting 4th overall in the league.
- WaterBoy

And? I don’t give a sh!t about the habs in any way, shape or form.

Love how the Habs never make the list but still sit near the top with games in hand since pretty much the beginning of the season.
- WaterBoy

And they beat the Islanders twice in 2 games.

And they beat the Islanders twice in 2 games.
- deadpoulet

Back to back then traveling after a slug fest the night before. Team was completely flat.

And? I don’t give a sh!t about the habs in any way, shape or form.
- Isles_since_6

Who cares about your opinion? Islanders can't even beat those habs without Price.

They should be on this list. Period.

Who cares about your opinion? Islanders can't even beat those habs without Price.

They should be on this list. Period.
- deadpoulet

Apparently you care. I don't care about this list or anyone else's opinion of my team. We're top of our division and headed to the playoffs.

Because if your goaltender goes down for an extended period you’re gonna sink like the titanic. Also because your advanced stats are bottom third in the league.

And because we hate you.
- Isles_since_6

same can be said about Tavares and the NYI

Who cares about your opinion? Islanders can't even beat those habs without Price.

They should be on this list. Period.
- deadpoulet

Of course they should. These random weekly rankings mean shat anyway. All it leads to is female doging anyway

same can be said about Tavares and the NYI
- Symba007

Exactly any team that loses its best player is going to suffer

Exactly any team that loses its best player is going to suffer
- Vukota

ding ding ding.


I love seeing the Isles up there.

Just find it funny that our hockeybuzz "experts" sit around that hotstove and ... well


(frank) this.

Exactly any team that loses its best player is going to suffer
- Vukota

agreed....look at the leafs without Phaneuf

ding ding ding.


I love seeing the Isles up there.

Just find it funny that our hockeybuzz "experts" sit around that hotstove and ... well


(frank) this.
- WaterBoy

agreed....look at the leafs without Phaneuf
- Symba007

I should have said best player on a good team

ding ding ding.


I love seeing the Isles up there.

Just find it funny that our hockeybuzz "experts" sit around that hotstove and ... well


(frank) this.
- WaterBoy

same here...they had rough years for way too long, great for the fans to finally have a good team to cheer for.

same here...they had rough years for way too long, great for the fans to finally have a good team to cheer for.
- Symba007

Yup

same here...they had rough years for way too long, great for the fans to finally have a good team to cheer for.
- Symba007

.... in Brooklyn....