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The final four is set, and it begins soon: The Predators and Ducks will face off Friday, the Senators and Penguins on Saturday.
Islanders Reads
- Six questions with head coach Doug Weight: “I'm going to make some changes starting in training camp, starting on our culture, starting on my first words to each player. Camp's going to be tougher than it's been.” [Isles]
- Play-by-play man Brendan Burke was great in his “rookie” season with the Isles. [SNY]
- These are from the fall, but reporter Jim Baumbach tweeted them out again to outline the path for the Isles and Barclays. [Newsday | Summary of opt-out clause]
- Good heavens, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee are the veterans in the U.S. locker room. They scored all of the goals in yesterday’s 3-1 win over Italy. [USA Today | Isles]
- Bob McKenzie sort of discusses the John Tavares negotiation, but more importantly he shines the light on the TERRIBLE CLICK-BAIT ECHO CHAMBER that turns one line of reasoning from an Arthur Staple story into “THE ISLANDERS HAVE OFFERED X.” [FanRag]
Brock’s wrist shot, still working:
@Bnelson lights the lamp for his second goal of the #IIHFWorlds! Team USA leads Italy 1-0 #Isles pic.twitter.com/KphjGBedEg
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) May 10, 2017
Playoffs and More IIHF
- It was another playoff failure/disappointment for Alex Ovechkin, whose coach...didn’t want to answer questions about that part. [Puck Daddy]
- So now...golf. [Japers’ Rink] And five sad facts about the Capitals perennial disappointment. [SB Nation]
- Ten reasons to jump on the Senators bandwagon, in case you needed more reasons to root against Pittsburgh. [Silver Seven]
- Hey, you know the Senators could win this. [SB Nation]
- P.K. Subban was fined for embellishing in the second round. [NHL]
- Connor McDavid allowed a couple to take an airport selfie with him and it became a meme. [Globalnews]
- The Oilers came a long way this year, but that Taylor Hall trade... [C&B]
- In which Brooksie ponders the decline of Henrik Lundqvist. [Post]
- In which Brett Cyrgalis ponders...dumping Derek Stepan? [Post]
- “The Rangers lay dead in a grave dug by their own hand.” [Blueshirt Banter]
- St. Louis Blues Hall of Famer and one-time Devil Martin Brodeur will not continue as Blues goalie coach, but that’s because he likes the original gig (assistant GM) too much. [NHL]
- Longtime NHLers Vinny Prospal and Martin Rucinsky are leading the way for the Czech Republic. (As coaches. Settle down.) [NHL]
Elsewhere
- Expect lots of turnover in Colorado this summer. [Sportsnet]
- What the Stars acquisition of Ben Bishop’s negotiating rights means. [Dallas News]
- The tax break reason the Smurfs will be the “away” team for the Winter Classic at CitiField. [Democrat and Chronicle]
- More on what the Blue Jackets may do in the expansion draft, and the discussions many teams are having with Vegas to determine their fate. [Dispatch]