Islanders News: If I told them once, I told them a thousand times. 'Spinal Tap’ first, ‘puppet show’ second.

Islanders stuffs

• John Tavares didn't win the Hart Trophy at last night's NHL Awards Show, but that wasn't nearly the most painful thing about it. [LHH | He'll just have to settle for being one of the league's very best players]
• Garth Snow isn't so sure about everyone's favorite Silver Fox returning to the Islanders next season. [LHH]
• Doug Weight says not having a first rounder doesn't make the draft less important. [IPB]
• Matt Martin speaks to Point Blank about his hockey camp and Barclays Center.
• A Metro Preview has the Islanders still lookin' good. [Puck Prediction]
• Islanders draft picks that have suited up for the Sound Tigers.
• Our final draft profile is a tough rope to pull.

Red Carpet Randomness

• About that Awards Show: the jokes mostly bombed and the musical act was state fair-level. [Lambert | Puck Daddy's silly interviews include Tavares on cologne and suits | Rob Riggle remains a funny dude, despite last night]
• Are you ready for a bunch of new teams to invade the NHL? Quebec and Toronto are.
• Stan Bowman could end up helping the competition. [NHL.com]
• Mark Giordano wants giore money. [TSN.ca]
• Matt Belesky wants beaucoup bucks. [Sportsnet]
• The Glendale-Coyotes emails you didn't know you needed. [AZCentral]
• Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane share a city, three Stanley Cups and now the NHL 16 cover. [SCH]
• For the Wacky KHL Files: a 24-player trade. I bet Mike Sillinger was somehow involved. [Russian Machine]
• For the Nets fan contingent: new NBA champ Steph Curry is a Drazen Petrovic fan and will donate a jersey to his mom for an act of kindness from the 23 years ago. [Sporting News]