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Islanders not training in China after all? Good.
Katie Strang of Newsday [that'll be $5 please] reports that "a snag regarding procedural requirements" has canceled Charles Wang's plan to hold 2010 Islanders training camp in his native China. ESPN picks up the report. Chris Botta at Islanders Point Blank provides some background info from when...
The China Question: Wang's wish for the Islanders
File under minor irritants: Josh Bailey is headed home to have his "upper body" injury from the Panthers game looked at ... Martin Biron, who has dressed as backup the last two games, is headed to AHL Bridgeport to get some actual game work in. But the big long-term news from earlier this week is...
Islanders cut Calvin de Haan, Greg Moore, Trevor Smith
The New York Islanders announced that they have assigned Greg Moore and Trevor Smith to the organization’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Calvin de Haan has been sent back to the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. No major surprises here --...
Islanders Roster Cuts: Choose your own adventure
Alright, we may not be able to do this exercise after tomorrow's game in Newark -- SnowGo will make those decisions for us -- so here goes: Who would you choose for the Islanders' 23-man roster to open the season? Consider the lines at Monday's practice, which exclude Doug Weight, Trent Hunter and...
Islanders Camp: Lingering questions at wing, enforcer and skipper
So tomorrow is the final preseason game before the season opener at home (for once!) against the Penguins. With so many one-way contracts, it hasn't been an overwhelmingly suspenseful camp. How many questions could possibly remain? Quite a few, actually: Who's the Captain? Do you go with last...
Islanders-Flames Rematch: Vengeance time? Not so much.
So here we are at the rematch of Thursday night's I-Don't-Suck-Anymore I'm Back party for Dion Phaneuf Theo Fleury. Shall we see vengeance and bloodlust and all the things dancing through Islanders fans' heads after seeing Kyle Okposo's concussed? No, probably not. (Mind you, the NHL is very...
Islanders make first cuts; de Haan remains
Hey cool! Hockey talk that doesn't involve hits to the head, The Code, and the murky sporting line between our lust for violence and our concern for human health! Katie Strang reports at Newsday/Isles Files: Forward Casey Cizikas (2009, 4th round) and defenseman Travis Harmonic (2008, 2nd round)...
Links: Okposo hit reactions from players, fans
Reactions to last night's hit run the predictable spectrum. Lots of Isles fans want Dion Phaneuf's head. Some Flames fans say it was a glorious hit, some say it was technically legal but over-the-top for preseason. Outside those with rooting interests, some just hate Phaneuf, and some found it so...
A.M. Panic: Okposo's concussion casts deja vu on Isles season
Note: Thanks everybody for the discussion and links last night. If you want to discuss the Okposo-Phaneuf hit, best to do it in the previous post. This post is focused more on the game and its repercussions. The expectation of modest improvement in the standings for the Islanders this year is based...
The enforcer role, and Jeremy Reich's Islanders candidacy
"I've seen it a lot the few years he played for me. It didn't surprise me. He hasn't changed anything. I don't think I've ever coached a guy that has an understanding of when to do it, how to do it, the time and place and situation [like [he does]]. He's always been able to identify that, and not...
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