Alexei Yashin News

The Islanders introduced new head coach Scott Gordon in Uniondale on Wednesday. Scott Gordon, hired last night to coach the Islanders, definitely has the resume to win a Stanley Cup.

In the grand tradition of larger-than-life New York sports impresarios, Charles Wang is running his organization his way.

Ted Nolan compiled a 75-68-21 record in two seasons with the Islanders. Here are the highs and lows of his brief tenure: Nolan's best moments Made 2007 playoffs: Overcame dire predictions of a ...

For Brian Lawton, the most notable aspect of Vinny Lecavalier's 11-year, $85-million contract extension is not the money or the length.

Saving some $400,000, the Islanders waived forward Shawn Bates to buy out the final season of his $1.2 million contract and make him an immediate unrestricted free agent.

Garth Snow leaves for Ottawa today for the NHL Draft with his Islanders holding the fifth overall pick in what is considered one of the best drafts in years.

Newsday's Islanders beat writer Greg Logan has a piece on the prospect of the Islanders bringing back prodigal center Alexei Yashin , and my skeptic's eye sees nothing but the hands of one agent stirring up the ...

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One year ago at this time, the Islanders made the stunning .announcement of their decision to buy out the final four years of controversial captain Alexei Yashin 's 10-year contract.

Given the hoopla that came with many of the Ottawa Senators top draft picks over the years, especially in the early going, you would be excused to think that the club would have won a Stanley Cup by now.

“Some teams were asking me about (Yashin) at the under-18 championships in (Kazan, Russia last month)”

Alexei Yashin is ready to return to the NHL. But if anybody wants the unrestricted free-agent centre, they'd better make their pitch because he has a lucrative offer to return to Yaroslavl in the Russian league ... via Ottawa Sun

“It would be sweet (for him) to come back and help Ottawa (win the Cup) ... (and) restore relationships he had there”

Alexei Yashin is playing in the motherland, but his agent says the former Ottawa Senators star hopes to be back with an NHL team again next fall. via Ottawa Citizen

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“Buying out a player is an option available to all clubs to either release a player they no longer want or to clear cap space”

At this point, the Leafs have 16 players under contract for next season for a combined payroll of $40.3-million . There are options for Fletcher or his successor to consider in the hopes of clearing salary-cap ... via The Globe and Mail

KEEP AN EYE ON ... 44 Roman Hamrlik D Age: 32 Ht: 6-foot-2 Wt: 215 lbs. THE SKINNY: Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2007 ... Was the Lightning's No. via Ottawa Sun

Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin signed a mammoth contract extension last week that he personally negotiated with the team. The 13-year, $124 million deal pays Ovechkin $9 million per season for the next six seasons, then $10 million for each of the next seven.

It is the second-longest contract in NHL history to Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro's 15-year, $67.5 million deal. But Ovechkin's extension is more reminiscent of the previous longest, for a fellow Russian. In 2001 the Islanders signed forward Alexei Yashin to a 10-year contract for $87.5 million. Yashin had been a standout for Ottawa, but his numbers dropped off after signing the deal. The Islanders bought out the last four years of the contract this summer, and Yashin is not currently playing in the NHL. Read more

“And if you're going to make a long-term investment, who else would you do it with?”

Alexander the Great has a contract worthy of his nickname -- the first $100 million deal in NHL history. via London Free Press

That seemed especially true when a minor injury to goaltender Rick DiPietro on Wednesday forced the Isles to start backup Wade Dubielewicz. via The Globe and Mail

“I don't want to say anything before a hearing”

Chris Simon of the Islanders is taking a leave of absence from the team after stomping on the skate of the Penguins' Jarko Ruuttu last Saturday night, a move that one hockey executive called "an interesting ... via SI.com

The lengthy new contract extension signed on Thursday by center Mike Richards with the Philadelphia Flyers raised eyebrows around the league. via Fox Sports