Islanders News: Second verse, same as the first; Keep your fingers away from the Rocket

Use the next couple of days wisely as prep time for Thanksgiving. Next game is Wednesday against Philly.

Islanders linkage

• Recaps: LHH | Newsday | NHL.com | NYI Skinny | EOTP
• Health Tip: Don't let your fingers get in the way of a Johnny Boychuk slapshot. Brendan Gallagher will have surgery today on his hand and is out indefinitely. [EOTP]
• Butch Goring is a man with great stories and a place in NHL history. [Montreal Gazette]
• Massive amounts of salt are usually required to read Bruce Garrioch, but he adds a few possible tidbits to Garth Snow's position on the Travis Hamonic situation. [Ottawa Sun]
• The Sound Tigers lost to Springfield 2-0, but tensions were high and things got a little crazy. [Recap | Post-Game]
• Where are all the young Islanders? DPKnees investigates in this FanPost.
• Michael Dal Colle could be traded this season - to somewhere else in the OHL. [TSS]
• Everything (well, almost everything) you ever wanted to know about the Islanders' prom king and queen, Matt Martin and Sydney Esiason. [NY Post]
• Video: Long Island kids try hockey for free, adorably. [Islanders]

Elsewhere

• All About the Jersey once again snapshots the Metro Division.
• Steven Stamkos and others have been getting scoring tips from the guy who almost ruined Alex Ovechkin. [TampaBay.com]
• Landon "Son of Ray" Ferraro was picked up by the Bruins off waivers from Detroit. WIIM reacts.
• The Riveters have won back-to-back games over the Boston Pride after Sunday's 3-2 victory. [NWHL]