Islanders News: Split personalities; Canada on the cusp; Radio waves

The Islanders’ next preseason game is against the Capitals on Saturday night in Bridgeport. Game 2 of the World Cup of Hockey Finals is Thursday night.

Islanders linkage

• If you missed either of the Islanders split squad games last night, you didn't really miss anything. [LHH]
• Jaroslav Halak looked good again, but Canada still took Game 1 of the World Cup of Hockey Finals. [LHH]
• Shane Prince and Alan Quine might have been playoff regulars, but they're still fighting for roster spots. [Newsday]
• IslesBlog has the scoop that the Islanders' upcoming radio announcement is that they're coming to WFAN this season. This is kind of a big thing.
• Joshua Ho-Sang can hear opportunity knocking (even if it's in the AHL). [IPB]
• The New York Times sets the scene for the upcoming season.
  
• Yesterday morning, a tweet from MSG Network urged viewers to keep an eye out for Islanders forward Jimmy Vesey. Wait what. [LHH]
• Arthur Staple is putting his sanity on the line and starting a regular mailbag feature for Newsday.com.
  

  OK, #Isles fans. We're trying something new this season in coordination with my friends/bosses @NewsdaySports: An #Isles Twitter mailbag.

  — Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) September 27, 2016

  I'll take 10 questions every other week. Use the hashtag #StapeChat and send them to me or @NewsdaySports and we'll have answers for you.

  — Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) September 27, 2016

Further readings

• Caveman Andrew Shaw wasted no time in throwing a questionable hit in a game for the Canadiens. [PHT]
  
• Brad Marchand is better than you think and his big deal in Boston is a good one for the Bruins. [Boston Globe]
• Chicago's Artemi Panarin wants a big deal of his own. [SCH]
• Team North America was a ton of fun to watch. Don't expect a team to play like that in the NHL for a long time. [Sun Times]
• TNA goalie Matt Murray isn't happy about his broken hand, though. [Puck Daddy]
• A patch honoring Gordie Howe will be worn by the Red Wings this season. [WIIM]
• The NHL will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year with all kinds of cool stuff, including a traveling museum bus with John Tavares' mug on the side. [NHL.com]
• Russian Machine goes Fire Joe Morgan on a stupid article by Pierre LeBrun about the Crosby-Ovechkin horse that died years ago but keeps getting beaten over and over again.