Islanders News: Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash.

After years of waiting, the NHL Draft is finally here. NBCSN/Sportsnet at 7 p.m. is the place to be. We'll have more info all throughout the day.

Islanders links

• The Islanders regular season schedule is out for you to plan your life around. [LHH]
• Plot Twist! Garth Snow tells Darren Dreger that he "doesn't plan" to trade Kyle Okposo. [LHH]
• Trent Klatt talks about his final draft with the Islanders, and says the team is approaching it as if they're still picking 21st. Next year, Velli-Pekka Kautonen, who has been the their chief European scout, will take over. [Newsday]
• Relive that painful Awards Show sketch starring John Tavares and Rob Riggle and think about the missed opportunities. [LHH]
• The Hockey News "previews" the Islanders draft by complimenting their past ones.
• The man who runs The Skinny lives up to the name with the skinny on the Islanders schedule: "The Isles will play only 4 home games on Saturday -- and two of those, including a matinee, are in April. Only 6 Tuesday dates are scheduled. The Isles hosted 13 Saturday and 12 Tuesday games last season."
• Josh Ho-Sang getting an invite to Canada's Junior is a nice change of pace. [St. Catherine's Standard]
• Riveters forward Janine Weber calls into the Hockey Blog in Canada: The Hockey Show podcast.

Draft Stuff

• For once, Americans get to call Bob McKenzie all their own. At least, for the next two days. [Puck Daddy]
• The last time the Leafs picked fourth overall, The Skullet was born. [National Post]
• We know how the Oilers will use their first pick. But what about pick No. 16? [Oilers Nation]
• Draft oddities and follies. [NHL History Girl]
• Searching for the intersection of the trade and draft markets. [Hockey-Graphs]
• Above all, what you need is luck. [Simmons]

The Rest

• The Avalanche pulled a move from the Garth Snow Playbook, acquiring UFA Carl Soderberg from the Bruins for a sixth rounder. [MHH]
• Anybody want a slightly used Jeff Skinner? [PHT]
• Puck Daddy's Can't Miss Games of 2015-16, most of which you'll probably miss.
• Garik looks at good teams remaining good via neutral zone play. [Hockey-Graphs]
• Keep your goalies close and your enemies...wait. What was I saying? [ESPN]
• A look inside the Las Vegas arena that the NHL is definitely not definitely expanding to soon. [ESPN]
• Mess with the salary cap and you get the horns. [WIIM]
• The Oilers might be adding an orange third jersey this season. Copy cats! [Copper & Blue]