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more day till the Islanders are back in action, hosting the Cup champ Carolina Hurricanes and debuting their fisherman hometown remix unis.
Meanwhile, we wait and they practice:
- Gross on the Isles D: What it lacks in speed, it makes up for in Matthew Schaefer playing half the game. [Newsday]
- Ben Hutton skates on a PTO with the hope of earning a deal. If it doesn’t happen, the end could come suddenly. [Post | Isles]
- Other practice updates: Still no Ryan Pulock, Matias Maccelli or Cal Ritchie. [Isles]
Elsewhere
- Russia was supposedly going to be allowed back into at least juniors IIHF play, but several countries said they won’t play them, and Canada says they can’t be in their WJC. [Sportsnet]
- Teams are lining up for a crack at Nikita Kucherov. [Athletic]
- Winnipeg broke an NHL record with a four-goal comeback in the final 2:39. That broke their nine-game winless streak. The host Habs and their Montreal fans were the stunned victims. [NHL]
- The Blue Jackets, also wearing their “hometown remix” threads, blew out the Avalanche. [NHL]
- Cutter Gauthier notched his second straight hat trick. [NHL]
- Jarome Iginla is dealing with some health issues, suspects it could be related to his cobalt hip replacement. [Sportsnet]
