Islanders-Bruins prospect games; Snow on life as GM

Weekend bits to chew on: Garth Snow is asked a lot of the questions you'd want to ask a goalie-turned-GM in a nice interview posted at New England Hockey Journal. It spans the current rebuild to long-term contracts -- standard response on that one -- to any questions on life as a GM. (Will we see the day where the fantasy GM function in EA Sports games includes arranging travel for prospects and re-reading the CBA every time you prep a move?)

Speaking of prospects, you may have seen the roster for the Islanders rookie games in Boston next month with the Bruins, Sept. 15 and 16. Admission to both games -- at [bank-like substance] Garden in Boston -- is $5, but they're on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

For discussion purposes, I've reposted the roster after the jump. By my count, it includes 7 players who saw time with AHL Bridgeport last season, as well as pretty much all of the North America-based, non-college prospects Islanders fans are dying to see. Just thirty days until then, people. Thirty days.

As for the orphans: Corey Syvret was a 2007 Panthers pick who they let walk, but who got a few games with their AHL affiliate (Rochester) last year. Justin Taylor is a smallish center, a 2007 Capitals pick who played out his junior years with London, where John Tavares had a cup of coffee in his draft year.

Those two were signed by Bridgeport this summer, whereas Alex O'Neil is undrafted and ... well his Brampton stat line indicates what his strength is with his listed 5'11", 194 lb. frame.

Haven't seen the Bruins' roster for this game yet. Think they'll put Tyler Seguin out there, or has he already moved on to brighter things?