Islanders News: Canada cruising; Sweden vs. Europe; Jets in a heap of Trouba

Team Sweden vs. Team Europe semifinal is today at 1 pm. The Giants will play Washington again so you can skip one time.

Islanders links

• John Tavares hammered the final nail in Russia's World Cup coffin last night, and Canada is, unsurprisingly, in the finals. [LHH]
• Jaroslav Halak is ready for the spot light as Team Europe tries to continue its ride. [NHL.com | Puck Daddy]
• Meanwhile back on Long Island, Johnny Boychuk and Cal Clutterbuck are already dealing with injuries. we may know more soon. [LHH]
• The Islanders are now faced with the realities of replacing Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo and Matt Martin. [Newsday]
• The brand spanking new Northwell Health Ice Center gives the Islanders another home ice advantage. [Eyes on Isles]

Other Stuff

• During last night's game, news broke that unsigned RFA Jacob Trouba requested a trade away from Winnipeg back in May. Now the cat's out of the bag. [Sportsnet | Arctic Ice Hockey]
• The good news for the Jets is that they have Brian Strait! GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has had his eye on him for four years. No, seriously. [NHL.com]
  
• Remember when Quebec produced some of the NHL's best players? Maybe Anthony Beauvillier will be the next. [NY Times]
  
• The World Cup claims another victim as Penguins goalie Matt Murray will miss 3-6 weeks with a broken hand. [Pensburgh]
• Add Canadian Orcs to the list of things that keep Ilya Bryzgalov up at night. [ESPN]