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The Islanders return to action tonight for what promises to be a truly memorable, epic battle for 15th place in the conference. Some reads before we get there:
- The Islanders' Brooklyn overlords will use Gameplan Creative to help leverage and brand the transition to Brooklyn. [Sports Business Journal]
- Taylor Cammarata and Jake Bischoff are in the Frozen Four with Minnesota. [Isles]
- Bunches of prospect assignments at the AHL and ECHL, including Viktor Crus Rydberg and Kyle Burroughs. [LHH]
- An official site update on the prospects. [Isles]
- Wyshynski and Marek talk to Botta about Islanders stuff. [Sportsnet podcast]
- ... and also the same old story, different month: Should the Isles call themselves Brooklyn? [Puck Daddy]
- Who is the Islanders' locker room DJ? [Isles video]
- Dave Scatchard: Making a difference on and off the ice. [Greatest Hockey Legends]
- Draft-gazing FanPosts: Points per game comparisons between Sam Bennett and Michael Dal Colle (OHL), and LLeon Draisatl and Sam Reinhart (WHL).
- FIG Picks: Leave tonight's First Islanders Goal picks over here.
Elsewhere
- Do defensive defensemen exist? [Hockey Visualized]
- The best and worst defensemen by possession, and by deployment. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]
- Coveted UMass-Lowell defenseman Christian Folin is now a #currentwild.
- Why is Randy Carlyle, Proven Cup Winner, turning into Randy Carlyle, failed Leafs coach? [Globe and Mail]
- Ron Wilson doesn't know, but he recognizes the stare. [ESPN]
- This could be a hint though. [mc79hockey]
- Adrian Dater rants about people who rant about shootouts. [Denver Post]
- Do David Poile and Barry Trotz deserve a 16th season in Nashville? [On the Forecheck]
- Ted Nolan loses ... the interim tag. Three-year extension finally signed. [NHL]
- On anonymity and media/blogger criticism. [Toronto Sports Media]
- When Blake Wheeler cheats, he really cheats! (Aside: That let the Jets go up 4-0. They lost, 5-4.)
- Marty Brodeur got yanked again last night, but it's okay because he's the best in the world. [Post]
- He Who Shall Not Be Named, Brooks Orpik, and the idiocy of retribution. [Puck Daddy]
- Paul Bissonnette on Milbury. [Kuklas]
- Cool: Brothers faced off in the NCAA regional of Minnesota vs. St. Cloud. [THN]
Here's Matt Moulson scoring a big goal last night after Jarret Stoll tried to sit on him in the corner. Those are the most satisfying kinds of goals: