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It's Friday. That brings good things.
Islanders Reads
- At last! Hockey is here in its more familiar forms: Games that "mean something" in the World Cup start this weekend, while Islanders rookie camp begins today. Here’s the rookie camp roster. [LHH]
- Among them, Mathew Barzal arrived early like a vet. [Newsday]
- Of equal importance: Ozzy has an update on the LHH fantasy league draft time and more. [LHH FanPost]
- Here’s the Isles MSG(and +...and twice the plus) schedule for the season. [MSG]
- Thomas Greiss makes a small but big gesture for autism awareness. [Twitter]
Beyond
- Psyched for the World Cup? Here's a quick preview from Jonathan Willis. [Oilers Nation]
- Looking at previous tankers, how should the Leafs be expected to fare after their last-place season? [PPP]
- "Legends never die," says this Harambe tribute on the back of this kid's goalie mask. [SB Nation]
- Just more of the same from a report yesterday, but the Avs and the Canadians have hired analytics guys that their former and never-would-but-maybe coach wouldn't have liked. [PHT | HEOTP]
- Running down a ranking of the Metro's top 10 defensemen. [Japers' Rink]
- If all else fails in Ottawa, expect nuclear things. [Humor. Bonk's Mullet]