"It's going to make the team have a different look," coach Ted Nolan said of Yashin's departure in a conference call Wednesday. "Hopefully, we can work something out with (Blake and Smyth). We're ...

Former New York Islanders star Alexei Yashin (notes) spent last season with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL, the club Evgeni Nabokov joined this summer. It is also the club that Ilya Kovalchuk (notes) ...

Alexei Yashin has been a busy man since his days with the New York Islanders. He's dabbled in management, broadcasting and has spent a majority of his time in Russia, so it's not a surprise that he's ...

While there is an undercurrent of semi-decent deals, the New York Islanders still seem like a franchise that’s capable of just about anything. GM Garth Snow seemingly began the “lifetime contract” ...

The Islanders will buy out the remaining four years on captain Alexei Yashin’s 10-year contract in the first step of an off-season overhaul they hope will include resigning Jason Blake and Ryan Smyth.

If you followed the Ottawa Senators in the mid-to-late 1990s, you didn’t just know the name Alexei Yashin—you felt his presence. He was the team’s first real star, the player who gave fans hope that ...

Do a little digging and you’ll uncover an interesting genealogy at center for the Ottawa Senators. The Hockey News is putting together a special issue listing the top 100 players of all-time, broken ...

Fans may not be thrilled, but goaltender Rick DiPietro said he would welcome back former teammate Alexei Yashin if he were to return to the Islanders. Newsday reported Monday that both the Islanders ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alexei Yashin's career with the New York Islanders officially ended Wednesday when the NHL team said they would buy out the last four years on his decade-long contract. Center ...