Islanders News: This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather.

Islanders linky things

• We'll start with some reruns from yesterday that are well worth your time if you didn't get a chance to read them. Brian Compton previews the Islanders season and prospects at NHL.com. Season Outlook | Tavares, Barclays Questions | Playoff Experience | Prospect Watching | Pete Jensen's Fantasy Outlook.
• Some zeitgeist-esque fan fiction about the Islanders broken stick solution. [Along the Boards]

A little more

• Minnesota assistant coach Darryl Sydor was charged with drunken driving while taking his 12-year-old son to hockey practice. The kid's safe and was taken to practice by a cop. Don't drink and drive. Don't drink and drive with kids. [AP | KSTP TV - Minnesota]
• Prospect Rudi Ying is looking to follow countryman Andong Song's lead and help increase China's hockey presence. He's participating in BioSteel camp this week. [Yahoo.ca]
• Should the Canucks burn their roster to the ground and start over? It's not that easy. (hm... you don't say...) [Nucks Misconduct]
• Lee Stempniak enjoyed his short time in Winnipeg and wanted to re-sign there. The Jets felt otherwise. [Sportsnet]
• Here's your full NHL preseason schedule, so you'll know exactly when you can start watching something resembling a hockey game for the first time in a long time.