NY ISLANDERS Season in Review
NY ISLANDERS SEASON IN REVIEW 2010-2011
Summary
After finishing 3rd last in the league a year ago the Islanders 2nd year GM Mike B surprised all the critics by finishing 12th overall with 93 points and making the playoffs for the first time in 7 years. An amazing increase of 30 points and 16 spots in the standings was second only to the incredible year by the Avalanche with +50 points and +25 spots. To top things off the Islanders quickly eliminated the 3rd seeded Thrashers in the first round of the playoffs only to lose to the powerhouse Flyers in the 2nd round in a hard fought 6 game series.
Key Team Stats
Wins +20
Goals For +49
Goals Against -42
GAA 5th Overall 2.88 (Playoffs 1st Overall 2.50)
Shots For 6th Overall 34.43
Shots Against 2nd Overall 31.10
Hits/GP 5th Overall 22.79
Analysis
A lot of the Islanders success this season can be attributed by acquiring one of the best goalies in the game in Henrik Lundqvist. In addition the Islanders became a much better defensive team and had a much deeper roster than they have had in a long time
2009-2010 Ending Roster
Line 1 Belanger (64) - Paille (63) - Dumont (68) - Seidenberg (64) - Gleason (64)
Line 2 Malhotra (65) - Chimera (63) - Jones (57) - Montador (61) - Sopel (59)
Line 3 Guite (59) - Voros (59) - Rissmiller (58) - Pock (58) - Melichar (57)
Line 4 Zigomanis (57) - D.Miller (58) - Szczechura (56)
Bench A.Giroux (56) - Heikkinen (47)
Goalies Dipietro (70) - Conklin (68)
2010-2011 Ending Roster
Line 1 A.McDonald (71) - M.Cullen (69) - Dumont (68) - Seidenberg (69) - Poti (68)
Line 2 Belanger (67) - Ryder (66) - Vrbata (65) - Myers (66) - Gleason (68)
Line 3 Moore (64) - A.Kostitsyn (64) - Kunitz (66) - Eminger (66) - McKee (62)
Line 4 Wellwood (64) - T.Pyatt (64) - Larose (64)
Bench Chimera (65) - Paille (63) - D.Miller (60) - Hendricks (58) - Jones (56)
Goalies Lundqvist (86) - Conklin (76)
Key Additions 2010-2011
Henrik Lundqvist
Andy McDonald
Andrei Kostitsyn
Radim Vrbata
Tom Poti
Dominic Moore
Matt Hendricks
Taylor Pyatt
Chris Kunitz
Steve Eminger
Kyle Wellwood
Future
With injuries left and right heading into the playoffs the Islanders sacrificed some future to solidify the team and add extra depth to weather any further injuries. Down the stretch the Islanders added Matt Cullen, Chad Larose, and Michael Ryder without losing any roster players, although it is unlikely that any of these players will return to the Island next season. Cullen and Larose will be UFA's while Ryder's contract is pretty hefty at 7 MIL.Lundqvist will be looking for a healthy raise as he will be testing the free agent market, unless an amazing offer is made he will be staying put on the Island.
Awards
Leading Scorer - C Andy McDonald 78GP 35G 51A 86P 58% FOWPct
Best Defenseman - Dennis Seidenberg 81GP 3G 25A 28P 140Hits 98SB +3
Goaltender - Henrik Lundqvist 72GP 35W .910 SVPct 5 Assists
Unsung Hero - RW Radim Vrbata 82GP 26G 26A 52P +20
Rookie - D Tyler Myers 80GP 4G 28A 32P 82SB
Prospects Ready for CPHL Duty?
D Jamie McBain NHL Stats 76GP 7G 23A 30P
D Keaton Ellerby NHL Stats 54GP 2G 10A 12P
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