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Tonight the New York Islanders host the Toronto Maple Leafs, who recently beat the Oilers badly, and had the gall to lose to the Rangers late in regulation.
Islanders Reads
- His name is Colin McDonald, rush chairman, and he's damned glad to be here. [Isles | Newsday]
- Our latest power ranking and media pundit roundup. [LHH]
- In contrast to the big club, the Sound Tigers penalty kill is on a roll. [CT Post]
- Jaroslav Halak discusses how history has shown there are no rollover opponents. [Isles]
- Matt Martin, John Tavares, Butch Goring and more on how awesome the Coliseum is. [LI Herald]
- Tavares on the Coliseum. [Star]
- Rick DiPietro discusses this year's Islanders squad. [IPB]
- Scott Cullen on how the Isles' possession stats have been, well, awesome. [TSN]
- On brotherly Isles-Smurfs rivalry, and not being "that guy" now that the Islanders are good. [Altar of Bossy]
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Jesse Graham looked uncomfortable in emergency forward duty, so Kevin Czuczman took on the role. [CT Post]
- Kerry Fraser says that Bailey-Hendricks exchanged was called correctly. [TSN]
- On Hofstra student and Isles radio commentator Dan Savarino. [LI Herald]
- A very special episode of Hashtag Isles has Matt Martin doing a selfie with an unknowing fan. [LHH]
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FIG Picks: Register your First Islanders Goal picks here. Don't choose Kane.
The Rest of This League
- Evander Kane, you might've heard, was part of a big trade yesterday. [LHH] He likes that wanted feeling. [ESPN]
- Amusingly, that trade was Kevin Cheveldayoff's first major trade of any kind with the Jets. [Globe and Mail]
- Brent Burns scored twice in 20 seconds. [SB Nation]
- LA TV struggles with that whole "Columbus" thing. Maybe it's like "Columbia" and "Colombia." [SB Nation]