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Islanders GM couldn’t wait any longer to make stunning Pete DeBoer move: ‘No. 1 free agent’

Nypost · · 606 words · By Howie Kussoy
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“The Islanders are in danger of missing the postseason for the second straight year.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Islanders season is the 54th season in the franchise's history. It is their fifth season in UBS Arena. On April 5, 2026, head coach Patrick Roy was fired with four games remaining…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. They play in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team join…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metr…
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“Mathieu Darche fired head coach Patrick Roy on Sunday.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NHL season is the 109th season of operation (108th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on October 7, 2025. This will be the final regular season p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Hockey League (NHL; French: Ligue nationale de hockey [liɡ nɑsjɔnal də ɔkɛ], LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams, 25 in the United States and 7 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metr…
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“Pete DeBoer was hired as the new head coach of the Islanders.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NHL season is the 109th season of operation (108th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on October 7, 2025. This will be the final regular season p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Peter DeBoer (born June 13, 1968) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was sele…
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“DeBoer ranks 18th all time in wins in league history (662).”
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“DeBoer has the most playoff wins of any coach who has never won the Stanley Cup (97).”
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“DeBoer reached the conference finals eight times, most recently with the Stars before being fired in June.”
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“The Islanders had won seven of 11 games before their current losing streak.”
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“The Islanders have a 42-31-5 record entering the final four games of the regular season.”
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“The Islanders have been overly reliant on goaltender Ilya Sorokin to clean up defensive mistakes.”
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“DeBoer will have three full practice days before the Islanders' next game against the Maple Leafs.”
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