By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com What are two of the most hated words in hockey? How about, “Salary Cap.” The NHL’s current Salary Cap is firmly set at $81.5M and […]
Blittner’s Blue Line: Attempting to Fix The Salary Cap
Blittner’s Blue Line: Should They or Shouldn’t They?
By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com Welcome to another edition of Blittner’s Blue Line; if you’ve made it this far, I thank you. And if you’ve made it through the non-stop […]
Hockey, NHL Draft Day Two
Islanders & Rangers Combine for 13 Picks in Day Two of NHL Draft By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com I know the draft is about celebrating the hard work and dedication […]
Open The Gates, The NHL’s 2021-22 Schedule is Here By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Mark it down in your calendars, the 2021-22 NHL season is officially in sight. Wednesday night around 6:30pm(EST), ESPN and the National Hockey League revealed the new season’s schedule and there’s a […]
NHL Exposed Lists for Islanders and Rangers By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Well that was a fun way to spend a Sunday morning. Waiting on the edge of your seat, clinging to your phone or computer, while constantly refreshing Twitter to find out who […]
NY Islanders Expansion Draft Prediction: So Who’s It Going To Be? By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
So, you think you can be an NHL GM? You really think all those years of watching games at home, from the bar or inside Nassau Coliseum, qualify you to make decisions […]
O Canada, Let the Stanley Cup Return to Montreal
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins ,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com For the good of the sport, for the good of the National Hockey League, for the good of every clear-thinking hockey fan, we […]
NY ISLANDERS: Farewell 2020-21 Season; Islanders Slayed By Lightning 1-0 in Game Seven Friday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Ladies and Gentlemen, Islanders fans of all ages, where do I begin? Just 48-hours ago the Islanders were flying high, while carefully avoiding the empty beer cans that rained down from all […]
NY ISLANDERS: Anthony Beauvillier Saves Season! Islanders Comeback vs. Lightning in 3-2 Game Six Overtime Victory Wednesday Night to Force Game Seven By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
What are the two most dramatic words in sports? You guessed it. They are: GAME SEVEN! And do you know what Friday night is? That’s right, it’s GAME SEVEN between the Islanders […]
NY ISLANDERS: Coliseum and Islanders Both One Game Away from Elimination After New York Melts Down vs Tampa in 8-0 Game Five Loss Monday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
This was a complete and utter meltdown; plain and simple. This is not how it was supposed to go down. The Islanders had a plan and had adhered to it through the […]