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Season Preview: New York Islanders, Class of '08-'09
Season Preview: New York Islanders, Class of '08-'09
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Islanders Illustrated, Episode IV (A New Hope?)
Islanders Outsider by Ken Rosenblatt — ... full control to Chris, but is this a full-time paid job?—still seem a little fuzzy right now, but I'll leave the business arrangements up to them. It certainly sounds as if this blog will be Chris's main focus, though I imagine he will take on additional writing gigs. One thing's for certain—a plethora of high quality Islanders content is forthcoming. (I still maintain that ¡Three Amigos! ruined that word.) Puck Daddy Preview The Islanders got the Puck Daddy treatment today, with Sean Leahy of Going Five Hole doing the honors in ...

This Week at Yahoo!
Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole — I threw out some names for Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson to ponder for his decision to replace Wayne Gretzky as executive director of Team Canada. I also took a look at what the Islanders might or might not do this season. Mario Lemieux Foundation total donation: $135

Season Preview: New York Islanders
Melt Your Face Off — ... .  If you’re looking for a thorough analysis of the lineup and off-season transactions, including the departures of my favorite Islander Miroslav Satan and Ruslan Fedotenko, among others, you won’t find it here, [image] but you could try the always entertaining Puck Daddy .  You’re expecting an analysis of how the Islanders’ commitment to youth lead to the signing of Doug Weight (huh?) and the ouster of Ted Nolan?   ...

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weblogs.newsday.com 9/18/2008 — Every NHL training camp I’ve ever covered has included intrasquad scrimmages as part of the daily routine. But that won’t be the case under new Islanders coach Scott Gordon. As he explained, he hasn’t eliminated “scrimmages” all together. “We ...
Calgary Flames - News: Fleming leaves for Russia - 09/18/2008
flames.nhl.com 9/18/2008 — Calgary, AB - Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter announced today that the organization has accepted the resignation of assistant coach Wayne Fleming. Fleming will assume the head coach position with Omsk of the Russian Continental Hockey ...
ISLANDERS: Offensive adjustment
newsday.com 9/19/2008 — Walter, who played for Gordon, says coach will pressure opponents > The questions already have begun for center Ben Walter. His Islanders teammates want to ...
2008-09 Season Preview: Biggest Duds
thepowerplay.net 9/19/2008 — Time for Part three of The Power Play's 2008-09 Season Preview! Today we preview the biggest duds of the upcoming season. I was going to call it the biggest busts, but then I thought about guys googling for something else and coming up with my post and the subsequent disappointment.
islanderspointblank.com · Independent, Daily Coverage Of The New York Islanders
islanderspointblank.com 9/19/2008 — A text to Garth Snow tonight was returned with a note that the Islanders are unable to provide an official update on the status of Chris Campoli’s injury, suffered in Tuesday’s ex game. You’d have to think the Islanders would have a full report on ...
Islanders' recruit aims to silence those who question his sizeBruins & NHL - BostonHerald.com 9/17/2008
Vladimir Nikiforov is in pretty familiar territory these days. Not just because he's trying to grab a spot in the New York Islanders' farm system, skating at their...
LIer Nikiforov seeks a spot with IslandersNewsday.com - Islanders 9/17/2008
Vladimir Nikiforov is in pretty familiar territory these days. Not just because he's trying to grab a spot in the Islanders' farm system, skating at their practice facility in Syosset, a few miles from Hauppauge, where he spent most of his ...
Scott Gordon: New York Islanders Coach, Teacher on IceBleacher Report - NHL 9/18/2008
  Okay, I'm a bad girl. I took a few hours for mental health reasons from work this morning. I went to Ice Works to watch Scott Gordon in action for the first time. I must say... I'M DAMN IMPRESSED!!! The NY Islanders held prospect ...
Miroslav Satan Could Be in for Big Things This SeasonBleacher Report - NHL 9/21/2008
When the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired sniper Miroslav Satan this summer, they had big plans for him.  Satan, a player who has had four seasons as a 30 plus goal scorer in the NHL, will be filling the void of Marian Hossa's departure to the ...
Roster spot and cancer: A two-fisted fightNewsday.com - Islanders 9/21/2008
When Brandon Sugden's father, Travis, asked him to meet at a local coffee shop at 6 a.m., Brandon knew the discussion had to be about cancer.