Pete DeBoer feels extra time puts him ‘way ahead’ despite rough Islanders start
Pete DeBoer’s earliest work is often his best work.

Pete DeBoer’s earliest work is often his best work.

Technically, the Islanders were not eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat to the Senators. But the first word in that sentence is doing some heavy lifting.

The teenage Islanders defenseman cannon-balled into the NHL.

Palmieri has dealt with injuries before, but not in some time and not anything like this.

That someone, it turns out, was the Islanders, who jumped the market on Sunday by making DeBoer their replacement for Patrick Roy, having fired Roy with four games left in the regular season.

The Islanders have to dust themselves off after an embarrassing loss on Monday night.

Islanders hockey isn't for the faint of heart right now.

Islanders' Matthew Schaefer sets absurd NHL record that may never be matched sportingnews.com

What, you thought this would be easy? Well, it seems the Islanders did too.
