Islanders News: Les Canadiens Letdown; Strome scores; Hamonic dreaming; Kesler Undercover

Blech. One day, they'll get these guys.

But this is hilarious:

i think this is best without context pic.twitter.com/XXTSpstm0J

— Stephanie (@myregularface) November 21, 2015

Islanders links

• Recaps: LHH | Newsday | NY Post | NY Daily News | Islanders | NHL.com | NYI Skinny | EOTP
• Thomas Hickey is still skating, still out. [Newsday]
• Your daily Barclays Center attendance update: players are fine, fans still iffy. [NY Times]
• The Islanders' play in the Neutral Zone has gotten better since the start of the season. [garik]
• Frans Nielsen is the greatest hockey ambassador Denmark could have. Somebody get him a sash and top hat. [NHLPA]
• More from Nick Leddy's kidz clinic at Sunset Park. [Kings County Politics]
• Ryan Strome scored his first AHL goal of the season, but the Sound Tigers lost to Rochester 3-2 in OT. [Soundin' Off]
• Mitch Vande Sompel is healthy and playing well for Oshawa. [London Free Press]
• Vine: a slick goal by Anthony Beauvillier in the Canada-Russia Super Series finale. Canada won 6-4.  [PPP's Scott Wheeler]
• This video of four Islanders playing NHL 16 is also hilarious. [LHH]

The Hamonic Times-Union

• I wrote about how Travis Hamonic's trade request isn't like your garden variety Islanders trade request.
• Don't expect a trade to happen overnight. [Globe n' Mail]
• Garth Snow and Peter Chiarelli have done business before. [Edm. Journal]
• But the Oilers don't have the kind of currency Snow is looking for. [Oilers Nation]
• The Jets might, but would probably prefer to hold onto those guys... [Jets Nation]
• ...unless Garth trades for Tyler Myers. Please don't trade for Tyler Myers. [also Jets Nation]
• Sorta related: What about Mark Fayne? [C&B]

The Rest

• Handicapping the Cup contenders through advanced stats. This is not written by Dom's alter ego. [The Hockey News]
• As we here know, life on the relocation line is a tough one for sparsely-attended hockey teams. Both Canes Country and Raw Charge discuss the incessant and irritating empty seat watches.
• Joel Ward just can't stop getting locked out of places. [Russian Machine]
• The always creative @MikeFAIL finally does the impossible and quantifies grades of hockey GRIT.
• Fighting Jonathan Toews isn't a good idea. [SBN]
• Video: Another year, another super talented rookie living with the Moulson family. [Sabres]
• Video: Ryan Kesler goes undercover at a Ducks game in a disguise even Inspector Clouseau would see through. [SBN]