Swish Tribune

  Written by Max Freud of Swish Tribune The Islanders are a weird case in the NHL. They are above NHL .500, yet are viewed as a boring and unsuccessful team. They have blown the most 3rd period leads in the NHL this season and also have the most losses after regulation thus far.  This is particularly interesting considering that they have some of the best goaltending in the league. One would think that with excellent goaltending, the team would be better at holding leads, but this isn’t the case. Often the Islanders can find themselves chasing the puck. This makes the islanders players tired as the 3rd period comes around which makes it easier for a team to come back on them. This was evident in last night’s game against the hurricanes.  The islanders were severely outplayed and outshot by the hurricanes, yet entered the third period up 3-2. They had been chasing the puck all game and Carolina had controlled the pace of the game thus far. The Hurricanes probably deserved ...

                Written By: Spencer Teman, of Swish Tribune                  It's playoff time in both the NHL and the NBA and it got me thinking, what is the most meaningful championship trophy in all of the professional North American sports leagues?             This includes the Vince Lombardi trophy for the NFL (pictured to the left), the Larry O'Brien trophy for the NBA (pictured second to left), the Commissioner's Trophy for the MLB (pictured second to right), and finally the Stanley Cup for the NHL (pictured to the right).                 It takes great talent and effort to be able to obtain one of these trophies through an intense playoffs each and every year. But what trophy is actually the most meaningful trophy to the athletes themselves?            ...