New York Islanders

Little Ball of HateAt 35, Red Wing Pat Verbeek is still a banger only a teammate could love

It's hard to imagine things getting much worse for the Islanders. In the past year this forlorn franchise, which has had one winning season in the last 11 and is suffering through the NHL's longest current playoff...

CheapskatesFurther dumping of salaries will make the lowly Islanders even worse

Goaltenders from the Continent not long ago faced insurmountable barriers in attempting to make the NHL. Now they're walling off nets all around the league

MIKE MILBURYNew York Islanders general manager, on Paul Kraus, the agent for free-agent forward Zigmund Palffy, who has spurned several Milbury offers: "It's too bad he lives in the city. He's depriving some small...