Islanders recall Sillinger from Bridgeport (flag)
www.newsday.com — Mike Sillinger wasn't sure what to expect when he took the ice for Bridgeport. He had been practicing with his Islanders teammates for about a month, but he knew he needed to see how his surgically repaired hip would hold up in a game situation.
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NHL Morning Papers (Tuesday Edition): Ron Wilson returns to San Jose, Guy Carbonneau calls out Sergei Kostitsyn and the Oilers recall Rob Schremp
IllegalCurve.com — ... Alexei Kovalev is confident his luck will change and the goals will come soon. The Wild was just horrible in the defensive zone on Monday and as a result they were lucky the Avs only scored six goals, writes Michael Russo.  Coach Jacques Lemaire sat Cal Clutterback again last night. It was a boring game in Buffalo last night, but the Predators will take a road victory any day of the week, writes John Glennon. The Islanders have recalled veteran center Mike Sillinger from the AHL. Petr ...

Rolling out Sillinger's welcome mat
Lighthouse Hockey — "Getting a player of his experience is going to be an asset, especially on faceoffs," Islanders coach Scott Gordon said. "He brings an element of experienced scoring to our lineup. It's kind of like an in-season trade." >>Newsday For Sillinger, a pending UFA, it's the first "in-season trade" (there have been eight of them) where he didn't have to move. This will be an interesting variable for the rest of the season, because when healthy Sillinger has been a big contributor ever since he came to the Islanders. Important ...

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