Islanders News: Jacket still fits; Bossy bonanza; Wingels it to Ottawa

Not a bad showing last night against Columbus. One more before the All Star Break - Thursday against Montreal, who swarmed Calgary last night 5-1 and who have beaten the Islanders 11 million straight times.

Until then, here you go.

Islanders links

• Recaps: LHH | Newsday | NY Post | Islanders | NHL.com | NYI Skinny | Cannon
• John Tortorella has kind words for Jack Capuano. [Newsday]
• How did you celebrate Mike Bossy's 50-in-50 anniversary yesterday? It's customary to run in place with your arms in the air. [LHH]
• And Third String Goalie celebrates Bossy's 1,000th point, which also happened yesterday in 1986.
• Taking stock of the Sound Tigers at the midway point of their season. [BST]
• Meanwhile, Christopher Gibson is back after surgery so there are a bunch of goalies hanging around. [Soundin' Off]
• Could Winnipeg be a landing spot for Jaroslav Halak? I'd rather not have to take Ondrej Pavelec thank you very much. [AIH]
• Rick DiPietro's got a baby, a great shift time and a radio job he loves. [Newsday]

Other stuff

• Last night's NHL scores. Boston's 4-3 OT win over Detroit means the Islanders are four points out of the final wild card berth.
• SB Nation's All Star Game preview is a thing of beauty. Super work.
• Elliotte Friedman's 30 Thoughts has a few random Islanders musings, but nothing too substantial. A lot on the Leafs and Coyotes.
• The Central Division used to be a Murderers Row. Now it's more like a minimum security prison. [Wilderness]
• The Senators acquired Tommy Wingels from San Jose for a bunch of guys, none of whom will have their names yelled by Sharks play-by-play man Randy Hahn the same way "WING-ELS!" did. [SSS]
• It's been a real rough stretch for the Hurricanes, which is one of the reasons the Islanders have gained ground. [Canes Country]
• An oral history of Fox's Glow Puck, which is much more complex than you probably realize. [SBD]