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Islanders News: Halak (still) hurt, horn now off, predictions for all

Just one more week of talking about the horn.

By Dominik
Your mustache must be THIS impressive to be an NHL off-ice official.
Your mustache must be THIS impressive to be an NHL off-ice official.
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The New York Islanders continued preseason practices Thursday with the same reported lines. So each day that happens is a little closer to an opening top line of Lee-Tavares-Strome.

Separately, Jaroslav Halak was on the ice, but then left, and there was no declaration on his availability for opening night.

Site note: I don't want to overpromise, but a long-awaited podcast may actually be a thing. Stay tuned.

Goal Horns, Bath & Beyond
  • Staple has the sequence and latest on Halak's undefined injury. [Newsday]
  • The annual prediction contest is here! Drop your knowledge, your clairvoyance with fellow LHHers. [LHH]
  • SB Nation's NHL season preview launched yesterday, and we contributed a few questions/answers [LHH] as well as some basic overviews for the mothership. [SBN]
  • There's a lot of other goodies in there, but one is a fresh reminder about the new rules (3-on-3 OT, coach's challenges).
  • Horn news. Horn news! Yormark heard (many of) you. They are scratching the new goal horn, for now. [LHH | Times]
  • That and other things about the transition to Brooklyn were discussed by Yormark in an interview with ESPN NY, which Dan helpfully transcribed and added context to. [LHH]
  • Meanwhile, Grantland's previews has the Isles in the "I mean maybe great but maybe not at all?" division. [Grantland]
  • Bridgeport opened its preseason schedule by controlling play against Hartford but losing, 3-2. [CT Post - Soundin' Off]
  • Broken sticks and bucketless (not bucket lists): The new rules in the AHL. [Soundin' Off]
  • Michael Dal Colle's consolation prize for returning to OHL Oshawa: The captaincy. [LHH | Generals]
  • Pretty cool reflection on Hockeyville, and playing a tournament in the very same rink. [LHH Fanpost]
  • Behind the scenes at Isles Media Day. Sexy. Many autographs. Shiny lights. [IslesTV]

The Gremlin makes new friends:

Those Other Teams (Real and Imagined)

It's hockey season, which means it's time for more 30 Thoughts goodies. This one goes into guessing the NHL's expansion thinking. [Sportsnet]

Five teams could be "crushed" by their goaltending this season. The fifth one will...be too familiar. [CBS]

In classic Bettman confidence, the NHL doesn't want to settle the concussion lawsuit because it thinks it's got nothing to hide. [Puck Daddy]

The Dallas jumbotron mocks teams, bad child pop stars. [SI]

The four NCAA 2017 regional hosts have been announced. [SBN College]

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