| Power Rankings |
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 10/03/2008 | 28 | - |
| Doug Weight and Bill Guerin might re-create some of the old Team USA magic and Rick DiPietro is a quality goalie when he's healthy, but this will be another long season on Long Island. |
| 04/07/2008 | 26 | 26 |
| How bad was this team's offense this season? You wouldn't ask if you looked at the stats and saw that the Islanders were the only team without anyone getting at least 50 points. |
| 03/31/2008 | 26 | 26 |
| Since his callup, rookie Kyle Okposo looks like he's worth the trouble it took to sign him out of college. |
| 03/24/2008 | 26 | 27 |
| Injuries have meant Ted Nolan has been coaching what amounts to an AHL lineup over the past month or so, but there are other circumstances that leave his future behind the Islanders' bench in doubt. |
| 03/17/2008 | 27 | 23 |
| The talk about tension between coach Ted Nolan and goalie-for-life Rick DiPietro isn't going away, putting yet another cloud over this challenged franchise as it plays out the string. |
| 03/10/2008 | 23 | 21 |
| Aiming for a shot at the lottery? The Islanders did little at the deadline have picked up only four of 16 available points since then to kill their playoff hopes. |
| 03/03/2008 | 21 | 19 |
| Sunday's 1-0 loss at home against Florida when New York fired 53 shots kind of sums things up for this team as it slips out of the race. The Isles threw everything they had, it just wasn't enough. |
| 02/25/2008 | 19 | 26 |
| Even though the Islanders have overachieved enough to stay in the playoff race, they are leaning toward selling before Tuesday's trade deadline. |
| 02/18/2008 | 26 | 30 |
| The Islanders' offense is showing some life with at least three goals in each of its past five games. |
| 02/11/2008 | 30 | 22 |
| The wheels have come off the bus here in the past few weeks, which should mean the 'for sale' sign will be up pretty soon. |
