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Islanders News: IR moves, Tavares Isle, interviewing the opposition

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By Dominik

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The answers lie within.
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It's mid-week and we have things to read. Get to it.

Islanders Reads
  • The Isles made some roster moves yesterday, placing Adam Pelech on IR and activating goalie J-F Berube so he could report to Bridgeport for a conditioning stint. [LHH]
  • No Boychuk or Hamonic? Problem. Got Calvin de Haan to fill the minutes? No problem. [Isles]
  • Berube's last visit to Bridgeport didn't last long before the injury, so he's back for more. [CT Post | Soundin' Off]
  • Will the Isles make ch-ch-changes? [SNY IPB podcast via Soundcloud]
  • Tavares slump: No man is an Isle. [WSJ]
  • Shannon Hogan explains why they sometimes interview opposing players during intermission. [MSG]
  • The IslesTalk podcast included Melissa Greenberg and Michael Fornabaio. [sportstalk1240]
  • Eamon McAdam picked up Big Ten 2nd Star of the Week. [State College]
  • Former Islander Danny Lorenz talks about how he became a goalie and how he got into coaching (cool equipment for the former, winding down your career in New Mexico influences the latter). [Junior Hockey]
Beyond the Isle
  • If you somehow missed it: John Scott will indeed be in the NHL All-Star game. [NHL] The Internet wins by calling the NHL's bluff? [SB Nation]
  • Elliotte Friedman's 30 Thoughts sheds a little more light on the John Scott situation in terms of league vs. team vs. player. [Sportsnet]
  • The NHL's long, proud history of locker room kangaroo courts can fine players for any number of violations, in any number of ways, even for family member infractions. [SI]
  • The Canadiens, who were first in the East on Dec. 14, are now out of playoff position after just four wins from their last 21. Woof. [HEOTP]
  • Speaking of: Contrasting Michel Therrien and Bruce Boudreau's response to their teams' epic struggles. [TSN]
  • Postmedia, which owns a ton of papers in Canada (including the Suns), announced major cuts to its team of sportswriters yesterday. I'm sure that'll improve coverage. [Awful Announcing]
  • In the name of all that is good and hyperbole, Brooks sticks a fork in the Rangers. [Post]
  • After making 47 saves in the shootout win over the Isles, Ryan Miller made 46 more in an OT loss in Manhattan. [Nucks Misconduct]
  • The Flyers lost in the last, dying seconds of regulation after an icing. Ouch. [BSH]
  • The Oilers lost in Tampa on this very poor decision from Anders Nilsson. [Fox]
  • Justin Abdelkader finishes his degree, vividly recalls winning the NCAA championship at Michigan State. [Players' Tribune]
  • Remembering Mark Reeds, the former NHLer and Ottawa assistant who succumbed to cancer last year. [Ottawa Sun]
  • All NHLers know to burn their loved letters in a controlled environment, but ECHLers aren't so skilled, can end up charged with arson. [Daily News]

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