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September 29, 2013
Preseason Finale: Hamonic hurt as Isles sweep Sens
The New York Islanders finished their preseason with several key players putting their mark on the scoresheet in split-squad victories over the Ottawa Senators. They may also have lost Travis Hamonic to injury.
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September 27, 2013
6-4: Brock Nelson shines as Isles run over Preds
With close to their full lineup, the New York Islanders offense finally broke out in an easy win over the Nashville Predators.
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September 27, 2013
NHL Preview: 3 Key Questions for the Islanders
If you've followed along here, you've mulled each of these questions all summer long. Here is how they look with the latest info as training camp dawns.
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September 27, 2013
2013-14 Isles Previews: The Goalie Post
By any measure other than age, Evgeni Nabokov is a below-average NHL starter. It's an issue the Isles can overcome in the near term, but they better be prepared to replace him.
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September 26, 2013
The Griffin Reinhart Question
The cards don't line up for Griffin Reinhart to be an NHL regular this year. But he's given them something to think about. And that thinking might extend a little while into the regular season.
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September 25, 2013
Daily Camp Shuffle: Okposo out, lines altered
Another day at New York Islanders training camp brings another few wrinkles in the line combos and one malady of note.
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September 24, 2013
Isles Camp: Strome, Johan, Griff, Brock with Vets
The New York Islanders did not make cuts exactly, but they did break into two groups that look a lot like the default NHL roster plus top prospects trying to force their way in.
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September 22, 2013
Isles to Divide Camp after 0-2 Shutout by Preds
With a break in the game schedule after a shutout loss in Nashville, the Isles will divide into more NHL/AHL groups for this week's sessions.
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September 22, 2013
[Bits] More Brooklyn links; Isles-Predators lines
The New York Islanders laid an egg on the ice in the first game in Brooklyn yesterday, but now it's on to the rest of the business of preseason preparation, beginning with tonight's game in Nashville.
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September 21, 2013
Brooklyn Recap + Photos: Devils 3, Isles 0
The shutout loss to the Devils was a dud, but the experience in Brooklyn gave a lot for Islanders fans, media and arena managers to think about as they plan the launch in two years.
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September 19, 2013
Boulton Covers Boxscore in Isles-Devils Circus
In NHL preseason, you get little bits of intrigue here and there, but mostly you get weird stuff. This game, a 5-3 win for the Isles in Newark, had a lot of weird stuff.
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September 19, 2013
Isles Camp Decisions: 8 D, or 14 F?
When the final 23 are determined for the opening of the season, wiill it be eight defensemen, or 14 forwards?
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September 18, 2013
Preseason: Flames Halves Sweep Isles Halves
Some familiar themes, some new themes, but mostly just preseason things as the Islanders lost both split-squad games to the Flames in Calgary and Regina Tuesday night.
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September 17, 2013
Analytics and the Hamonic-MacDonald Split, Take II
Though fans traditionally see Andrew MacDonald and Travis Hamonic as a strong "shutdown" pair, that may be by default and assumption rather than actual evidence.
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September 15, 2013
Capuano on Donovan, Isles Camp Battles
In his session with media after the third day of New York Islanders training camp, coach Jack Capuano touched on a variety of topics that forecast how the next week of camp will go.
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September 15, 2013
Isles Aim to Put Playoff Return Behind Them
Islanders leaders like Travis Hamonic and Evgeni Nabokov say it's time to stop applauding last season's playoff appearance.
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September 13, 2013
Isles Training Camp: New Top D Pair in the Works?
Early in camp, the long-running pairing of Travis Hamonic and Andrew MacDonald is skating apart. What would it mean for the Isles if it stayed that way?
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September 13, 2013
[Bits] Enough Brooklyn coverage to burn your morn'
Training camps have opened around the league. Beat reporters have awoken from summer slumber and cottaging. And the Islanders opened camp with a bang in Brooklyn.
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September 12, 2013
Images & Quotes: Day 1 of Isles camp in Brooklyn
From the morning LIRR train to Brooklyn to the first practice in their shiny future digs, the Islanders pulled off a media event to kick off 2013-14 training camp.
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September 12, 2013
Isles Training Camp Schedule & Roster: 2 PTOs
The vast New York Islanders training camp roster includes all of the regulars, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the two most recent first-round draft picks, and two PTOs.
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September 10, 2013
Rails: Isles camp opener in Brooklyn made for buzz
The Islanders are making a media event out of taking the train to Brooklyn for their first training camp practice, a sign of a grown-up business operation and things to come.