Last Word On Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are here for the 2025-26 season! Us here at Last Word have been and will continue to give our analysis and previews from around the NHL. We will be previewing each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming season. We will also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we’re previewing the 2025-26 New York Islanders and the uncertainty that surrounds this upcoming season.

2025-26 New York Islanders Puck Drop Preview

2024-25 Recap

For the first time since the 2021-22 season, the New York Islanders failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The team went into the season with expectations to make it to the dance, but fell short of that goal. They finished sixth in the Metropolitan

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