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Coaching Candidates For The Islanders
Published 7/20/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... meet with general manager Garth Snow tomorrow. The list of confirmed Islanders coaching candidates now numbers seven. Besides Maurice, the list includes former Tampa Bay coach John Tortorella and his assistant, Mike Sullivan, both of whom have received permission from the Lightning to interview. Snow still is waiting for approval to interview former Atlanta coach Bob Hartley and current Providence Bruins coach Scott Gordon in Boston’s organization. continued

Puck Headlines: Fleeting moment of joy for Vancouver fans
Published 7/20/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... epic tale in painful real-time on Waiting for Stanley. This Sundin situation is getting to be more time-consuming than following IKEA instructions. • Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks accelerate the Yzerman Transformation, name him captain. [The Two-Line Pass] • Latest on the New York Islanders coaching derby: The Isles get permission to speak with John Tortorella and his former assistant Mike Sullivan. They're also expected to interview former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Paul Maurice, and could chat ...

Who should the Islanders hire?
Published 7/21/2008 by James Mirtle (noreply@blogger.com) at james mirtle
Islanders GM Garth Snow apparently has seven candidates lined up to replace Ted Nolan behind the bench, a cast that Newsday's Greg Logan did a nice job running through on Sunday morning. It's probably worth noting that three of these fellows coached teams that finished lower than the 26th-place Islanders last season, and Gerard Gallant was an assistant on Nolan's dysfunctional crew. ...