It’s a strange October: Montreal and Detroit lead the Atlantic, Utah leads the West, and the Rangers are last in the East.
Their four-game winning streak stopped via shootout, the Islanders (currently still
in the second wild card) are now preparing for tomorrow night in Boston. That’s before the road trip continues with a tough back-to-back in Carolina and D.C.
Alex Romanov is eligible to come off IR any time, but we’ll see if there are any updates to his status today.
If Romanov is still unable to, seems likely hometown rookie Marshall Warren — two assists in his debut — would get the call again instead of putting Adam Boqvist in on his offside.
Islanders News
- Marshall Warren’s NHL debut had everything but the win. [Post]
- The Warren family — and his mic’d up friends — certainly enjoyed it in Philadelphia. [Isles]
- Gross: So far, Mathieu Darche’s initial moves as GM are working out. [Newsday]
- After a hiccup-ish start, maybe Simon Holmstrom is finding his stride again. [THN]
Elsewhere
Sunday’s scores include the Devils winning their eighth in a row, which is a concern, and the Flames ending their eight-game losing streak by beating the Rangers, which is hilarious.
- Patrik Laine will be out 3-4 months with core muscle surgery. [NHL]
- Jonas Siegenthaler is of Swiss and Thai parents, so he’s excited to be in the Olympics (for Switzerland) and to hold hockey clinics for youth in Thailand. [NHL]
- The Mammoth, who were once the Jets before they were the Coyotes, beat the Jets, who were once the Thrashers, for their seventh straight win. [Sportsnet]
- Hand surgery will take Rickard Rakell away from the Penguins for 6-8 weeks. [TSN]
