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Follow the link in the headline (or here) for the video stream. Game at 6:30 EDT. Orange. Blue. The winner gets ... the winner gets the right to have Islanders fans tout how good they looked in that one game that one time. The three heir apparent Bridgeport D will not play.

The Connecticut Posts' Michael Fornabaio with the details after Tomas Marcinko was taken off on a stretcher after an errant skate blade in the neck area. He was in surgery, with coach Brent Thompson saying things were "going well" so far. Check for updates at Fornabaio's Twitter feed, @fornabaioctp. Update: He's expected to make a full recovery.

7 p.m. at the Coliseum. The link in the headline should take you to the video stream. But if not, check the official site [audio there too] or MSG. Rosters and lines were posted earlier. If you're watching, chat it up here. If not, check impressions here and we'll have a prettier recap up later on.

"Through high picks and shrewd late round selections the Islanders have built a heck of a system with great upside and crazy depth. There were several quality prospects I left off the top ten just because of the system's depth. Considering the fact the Islanders have graduated names like Ty Wishart and Travis Hamonic and the other young players on the big club, the young talent in this organization is nothing short of elite. They have upside and depth at both skater positions, and have two quality young goalies in Kevin Poulin and Mikko Koskinen. There is no weakness to this system at all really, and a lot to love." What's really interesting here is Kabanov ranked 2nd (above Nino).

If you're an NCAA basketball junkie, SBN has a NCAA basketball printable bracket with the respective SBN blogs that follow each team of indentured donor bait "student athletes." More relevant to this site, in NCAA playoff hockey Anders Lee's Notre Dame is playing Lake Superior State [live stream here], while Corey Trivino's Boston U. is playing Northeastern [radio feed at AM 1510 Boston here].

Good write-up on Nino with quotes from his coach and some fella named Travis Green.

And with a goal tonight, he leads the Irish with seven.

Not to make a big deal of it, but it's summer this bit (h/t Puck Daddy) puts Islanders 2009 pick Anders Lee as one of nine current or incoming Notre Dame freshmen arrested (for underage drinking) at a 21st birthday party for defenseman Joe Lavin. There were fights and "pandemonium," which is why the police ended up making 44 arrests after an hour of trying to sort things. This local report goes into more detail, referencing athletes from multiple ND teams. Which reminds me of a good rule of thumb: If your friends get violent when they drink, it's time to find new friends.