Islanders News: Bragging rights battle; Return of the Flying Dutchmen; Several trees to grow in Brooklyn

Islanders stuff

• Michal Neuvirth's agent says his client wants to be a starter, which might not make for a contract extension with the Isles. [LHH]
• It's Islanders versus Islander as Brock Nelson and Anders Lee lead the US against Nikolay Kulemin and Russia tomorrow afternoon at 1:15. Kulemin had assists on two Evgeni Malkin goals in a 5-3 win over Sweden on Thursday. [Soundin' Off | Islanders]
• A garden will be planted on Barclays Center's green roof. Let the kvetching commence. [CBS NY]
• The Islanders will sell you melted ice from the Coliseum for $20 a bottle. If that sounds like an old joke, it's because it is. I demand my free vial. [Newsday | Islanders have the info. Supplies are limited so act fast. Or don't.]

Friday getaway

• The Rangers aren't dominators, they're survivors. Like cockroaches. [Deadspin]
• Need another reason to root for the Lightning? How about coach Jon Cooper being a Hofstra alum? [Daily News]
• I poke fun at him a lot, but sincere best wishes to Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, who needs a liver transplant urgently. [Puck Daddy]
• The best goaltending performances of the last 20 years. Tim Thomas wasn't messing around. [fivethirtyeight]
• Hockey History Channel: A new film remembers the California Seals for a generation that has no idea they existed [Puck Daddy]. Even more forgotten are what the Seals turned into, the very short-lived Cleveland Barons. [The Guardian]
• Do we have a new CapGeek? God, I hope so. [Puck Daddy]