Islanders refuse to lay down on playoff chase as hot streak continues with win over Flyers
NY Post
Is this going to matter?
That’s the big question right now for the Islanders, who are doubling down on this season on twin tracks — finding their game on ice while the front office continues to send signals that it is not going to lie down, play dead and sell off parts.
This was the message on a Friday night when the Islanders won a third straight game to make it six of eight, beating the Flyers, 3-1, at UBS Arena mere hours after the team brought in Tony DeAngelo as its Noah Dobson replacement, Dobson having suffered what looked like a serious right-leg injury Monday night.
Depending where you sit, the move read somewhere between desperation and pragmatism, but what it said loud and clear was that Lou Lamoriello’s position has not changed from earlier this month — he’s not yet thinking about selling.
The Islanders, at 20-20-7, are back at NHL .500 for the first time since Dec. 12, with a chance to get over the mark for the first time since Nov. 14 when they face the Hurricanes on Saturday.
For the first time all season, they are playing like a team with an identity, sustaining their level from game to game and working through adversity on the fly.
As Frankie Montas surveyed his options as a free agent, he gave his buddy and fellow free agent Sean Manaea a call.
This was near the end of a magnificent American life, and he’d been battling lung and prostate cancer for some time, but Pee Wee Reese was absolutely going to get in the car and make the drive from Louisville to Kansas City. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was honoring his dear friend Jackie Robinson, and Reese knew that meant seeing so many friends from the old days.
The South Beach Saga of Jimmy Butler continues to play out as the disgruntled star has been suspended indefinitely.
The pity is, at this point, the greatness we are watching in real time is threatened every week to be reduced to a footnote. We are witnesses to history, to the rarest form of extended success in a time of professional sport that’s supposed to be ruled by parity. But every year we have to deal with something else first.
Clay Holmes is entering unfamiliar territory this spring, swapping Tampa for Port St. Lucie and the reliever life for a starting role.
On a night when the opposing coach compared his acumen on the boards to Dennis Rodman’s, Josh Hart moved ever closer toward joining an elite category of rebounders in NBA history.
Neither the Giants nor Cowboys played on Sunday, but the two sides went at each other anyway.
A minute to go in regulation became 20 seconds to go in regulation, the shots over the final two periods were 27 for the Rangers and eight for Colorado, the scoring chances over that span were 22-10 for the Blueshirts against one of the most highly skilled and dangerous opponents in the league.
With his Eagles in control and cruising toward an appearance in Super Bowl 2025, Jalen Brunson didn’t hesitate to toss a jab toward Knicks teammate Josh Hart — who was in attendance at Lincoln Financial Field supporting the Commanders in Philadelphia’s NFC Championship win.
Saturday’s Knicks victory was delayed for about 10 minutes because of a bent rim that was actually straight.
The Knicks-Kings game on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden was delayed 10 minutes to check if there was a rim malfunction.
The moment that Saquon Barkley had in mind when he gave up a little extra money finally is here.
The Knicks will play their next five games at home, but all will be against formidable Western Conference opponents beginning with Saturday’s matchup against the surging Kings.
For years, the tier of quarterback rivalry that Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen has now crossed into remained reserved for Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.
The two Knicks named to the starting lineup of the All-Star Game next month have their eyes on also joining Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe in a far more historical classification.
The wait for the Jets general manager continued Friday.
Is this going to matter?
Pete Alonso still needs a job.