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Rangers coach John Tortorella is known as a fiery and combative bench boss. But unknown to most of the hockey world is that he has been submitting jokes to The New Yorker's cartoon caption contest for years. Here are some of his entries. (parody)

LHH Zeitgeist - Tortorella Press Conferences Throughout History. A satirical chronicle of John Tortorella and his ancestors versus the media.

Sunday Links: 'Because these kids are hopped up on sugar' edition.

After a 2-1 Islanders win over the Rangers at the Garden, John Tortorella was his typical angry self, while Scott Gordon had the look of a guy who just bought himself a little slack.

*Two games is still a streak, right? As always, add more links in comments. Or I may add when I resume consciousness. You never know. League bid'ness: So last night was fun, right? As hockey...

Two Islanders fans debate the future of the franchise, the Lighthouse Project, Tavares or Hedman in 2009, and how badly the Rangers suck.

We'll have a game preview and "blogger v. blogger" debate of a few Islanders topics later today. For now, some links to give up for Lent (if, you know, that's your thing): If you missed it...