Islanders News: Floatation devices are located under your seat cushions

Goodbye Northlands Coliseum/Rexall Place. The next time the Islanders win in Edmonton will be in a fancy new building. And maybe they won't look like they slept in the Edmonton bus station the night before.

Today is also TEH TRAID DEAD LINE! We'll have a separate open thread for all your eventually crushed acquisition fantasies up later.

Islanders reads

• Recaps: LHH | Newsday | Islanders | NHL.com | NYI Skinny
• Doug Weight has many good memories of the Ol' Barn (Western Division). [Newsday]
• Good bye and good night, you beautiful Silver Fox. [LHH]
  

Trades (or maybe trades)!

• Will the Islanders and P.A. Parenteau have a reunion? [LHH]
• How about new union with Mikkel Boedker? [LHH]
• One thing is (probably) for sure: the Islanders first rounder is (probably) staying put. [LHH]
  
• Late last night, the Capitals sent longtime player Brooks Laich, a prospect and pick to Toronto for Daniel Winnick. [Japers]
• Kris Versteeg is a King now. [JFTC]
• Rangers acquire a big ticket player with a famous name? They never do that. [BSB banters about Eric Staal | NY Post]
• You're not the only one who wants to see Jordan Eberle change addresses. [EOTP]

The Other Stuff

• The Bruins waived human punching bag Zac Rinaldo. [SCoC]
• All About the Jersey snapshots the Metro.
• Notre Dame might want to host an outdoor game. [SCH]
• The story of the general genius behind General Fanager. [Toronto Sun]
• Pittsburgh remains analytically inclined. [Trib Live]
  
• What the hell? Captain America a secret double agent for HYDRA Canada's team? You're off the case, Rogers. Again! [PPP]