Islanders News: Captain Funk; Metro-politicians; Bobrovsky off the case

Islanders links

• John Tavares is in a funk and Jack Capuano quotes one of today's great philosophers, Aaron Rodgers. [Newsday]
• The Islanders have had success against the Metro lately. Some players remember when that wasn't the case. [Islanders]
• Can Jaroslav Halak make it back to the All Star game? [Trentonian]
• Casino Night is coming. Save your nickles. [Islanders]
• Matt Martin is collecting for Cystic Fibrosis by doing what he does best. [Islanders]
• Sebastian Collberg (injured) and Kirill Petrov (back from injury) are travelling with the Sound Tigers. [Soundin' Off]
• It's not often that you call up a player from a lower league because of his success on a winning club. But Jesse Root is in Bridgeport and talking about his time on the incredible 19-2-0-1 Missouri Mavericks. [CT Post]

Other stuff

• Relevant to the Islanders' next game: Columbus' All World goalie Sergei Bobrovsky will miss three weeks with an injury. [Jackets Xtra]
• The Panthers are getting $82 million in tourist taxes from Broward County [LBC] and will celebrate with some new uniforms next season. [Herald]
• 30 Thoughts on expansion horror tales and Ottawa's Mike Hoffman.
• Steven Stamkos and his contract are playing two fanbases like marionettes. [PPP]
• The Hurricanes and Eric Staal are probably going down to the wire. [TSN.ca]
• But the team isn't moving anywhere, according to a guy who's sang that song before. [TSN.ca]
• Keith Ballard, last seen getting hurt in a collision with the boards in a game against the Islanders, has retired. [Star Trib]
• Alex Semin is off to the KHL [Eronko] and that's probably for the best. [SBN]
• The NWHL and Dunkin' Donuts partnership is an important one. [SCOC]
• The era of self-aware NHL twitter accounts continues. [SBN]
• If you haven't read the personal tale of former NHLer Patrick O'Sullivan, do so today. Exhibit 1,000,001 that players are humans dealing with human issues beyond the game. [TPT]

"The Pride of Warroad, Minnesota" Brock Nelson talks with NHL Tonight after the Islanders' win in Philly.