New York Signs John Stevens ELC

#Isles Transaction: John Stevens (Northeastern University) has agreed to terms on a two-year entry level contract: https://t.co/JKpDDg9Lw1 pic.twitter.com/rhidV50pPH

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) March 27, 2017

Profile at Northeastern University.  

NYIFC Comments: Son of former Flyers coach, John Stevens, has struggled with injuries this season.

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A Few Notables/Quick Hits

THN.com: Adam Proteau ranks the division and feels even though the Isles may pull up the rear in the Atlantic will likely exceed expectations to a slight degree again this season.

Odessa Jackalopes.com: New York Islanders European scout Vellu Kautonen has a few words on goaltender Juha Toivonen, the younger brother of St. Louis Blues goaltender Hannu Toivonen.

Espn.com/several outlets: Report Flyers coach John Stevens received a two year contract extension today.

Islander News Articles 3/30

Newsday: Greg Logan's coverage has Ted Nolan's comments praising Wade Dubielewicz while noting how much the prospects have had to play in tough circumstances.

NYI Fan Central Comments:
Been a long time since this team got a second article on gameday in the local newspaper.

NY Post: Mike Puma in a very limited space only included Wade Dubielewicz comments in his game coverage.

NYI Fan Central Comments:
The owners of the Daily News who are reportedly interested in purchasing Newsday once again did not bother sending Peter Botte or any writer to the Nassau Coliseum.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Tim Panaccio covers the Flyers win and the play that sent to game to overtime was the focus.

Phillyburbs.com: Wayne Fish has the Flyers coverage.

Courier-Post Online: Chuck Gormley who does the NHL.com notes for the division had the Flyers coverage with John Stevens comments.

Toronto Sun/Ottawa Sun: Bruce Garrioch claims among his many rumors the Islanders would be one of of the teams interested if John Tortarella were fired in Florida and the club will not talk with Miroslav Satan about a new contract until the end of the season.

NYI Fan Central Comments:
Take this with a very large grain of salt.

USA Today.com: Reports Michigan blanked Clarkson, 2-0, for the NCAA East Regional men's ice hockey championship Saturday. Islander prospect Shea Guthrie was named to the all-regional team.

St Cloud Times: Kevin Allenspach has more on Islander prospect, goaltender Jase Weslosky, who will be at Islander prospect camp this summer with praise from Huskies coach Bob Motzko.

Islanders website: Featured fellow blog boxer Tom Liodice with his game coverage game coverage of SoundTigers-WBS which included Jack Capuano's comments.

NYI Fan Central Comments
Congratulations and a job well done by Tom, who has been going to Bridgeport to write about games on his own for years and has earned this. Only downside was this was not posted on the Sound Tigers website so fans of both teams could benefit. It would be a great idea by the Islanders to feature Tom's work for all Bridgeport games.

Ct Post: Michael Fornabaio
has comments from Jack Capuano on how WBS's transition game hurt Bridgeport with Ben Walter's comments.

Ct Post: Michael Fornabaio previews Sunday's game against Hartford.

Ct Post: Michael Fornabaio blogs on the loss.

Times Leader: Covers the WBS Penguins.

Buffalo News: Amy Moritz reports in an article on players from Niagara who signed with NHL teams current Sound Tiger Sean Bentivoglio signed a three-year, two-way free-agent contract last year with the Islanders.

When fans of teams in the media attack

Philadelphia Daily News: Ed Moran today does what a passionate Flyer fan reporter is supposed to do who's lobbying to help the club he covers on the ice. He writes an article designed to put the focus on the league for the Flyers leading the NHL in penalties.

Coach John Stevens also adds his quotes to it.

NYI Fan Central Commnts:
I bring this up as a New York Islander Fan Central topic because our limited media does not do this to help our club. Not last year when the Isles had the second worst powerplay to penalty disparity at minus ninety and not in games like Saturday where Crosby got his call. If anything the people who punch the time clock to cover the Islanders will go the other way and blame the team for the penalties before they step out and lobby for anything that would benefit the Islanders.

Features like this for the Islanders are unheard of unless a team employee writes it.

Mr Moran does a fine job here making his point the suspensions have the league cracking down on penalties against the Flyers. You see this for other clubs too at times from the beatwriters when officials make too many penalty calls against the teams they cover and are fans of.

It just does not happen here from our media because we have no Islander fans covering the club.

But we do have blogs and this is what my NYI Fan Central will do when called for to put the spotlight on such coverage and the motivation behind it.