Islanders Gameday News: Beware of Shocks; Dynamic Duo; Holy Goalies

The Islanders (and their dads) are in Tampa tonight to take on the high-flying, high-scoring, electrifyin’ Lightning. Buckle up and pray for survival.

FIG picks go here.

Islanders stuff

• Mathew Barzal’s too damn good at passing. He needs to shoot a little more (but keep making them good passes, son). [Newsday]
• The Barzal-Eberle combo is paying off big, and could pay off even bigger. [Sportsnet]
• Spizzwolf paid respect to those crazy goalies, who can be capable of magic.
• A couple of weeks old, but Islanders radio man Chris King talks about his 82 years on the mic. [Voice Behind the Voice]
• The students of Lynbrook loved having the Islanders visit. [Patch]
• The Railers snapped a four-game skid with a 2-1 win over Manchester. [Telegram]

Around the world

• Last night’s two NHL scores. The Rangers were shut out in Ohio and the Sabres lost again.
• Cam Atkinson sure loves Columbus because he’s signed on for seven more years with the Blue Jackets. [Cannon]
• Teams are already calling the Golden Knights about James Neal and David Perron. You know, juuust in case they falter. [Knights on Ice]
• The Flames-Red Wings scuffle was started with a stick tap [SBN] that cost Matthew Tkachuk a one-game suspension [M&G]
• The GMs had a big meeting in Montreal this weekend and talked about coach’s challenges and other stuff. [Sportsnet]
• Okay, so what’s the deal with all this Houston stuff? Nothing yet, but you never know. And if you’re a Flames fan, you might want to keep your ears open. [Sportsnet]
• Taylor Hall found a new dedication to the Devils after a “stern” summer talk. [Sportsnet]
• Even more Americans are making their way to the NHL. [Business Insider]
• Mike Scott is a player for the Washington Wizards and formerly the Atlanta Hawks. He’s not a hockey fan. He just loves wearing custom jerseys and has a ton of them. [SBN]
• A documentary about the Brooklyn Americans, with an unbelievable downer of a title, is available on demand. [Newsday]

Can’t get enough of Charlie the dog. He’s right up there with Islanders Anxiety guest star Jimmy the dog.