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real news as the U.S. celebrates a three-day Labor Day weekend, but here are a few recent links to pause and get a fresh thread up amid our preseason questions series.
Islanders News
- Mathieu Darche says the offseason was fine, and people may have their opinions. [Newsday]
- We already discussed this the other day with that question but yeah, he sees Palmieri, Romanov, Engvall and Varlamov returning from injury as keys to success in 2026-27. [Post]
- But he was blown away by the response to the third-jersey contest. (And Lou rolls over in his retirement chair, surely.) [Newsday | Post]
- They decided this was worth posting. [THN]
- In Canada there are 27 “exclusive” Prime games, including the first meeting between the Isles and Leafs. [NHL]
Elsewhere
- The Canucks just made a massive, long-term bet on Zeev [sic] Buium [sic], who is good, bu….is he that good? I’m getting Seth Jones/Darnell Nurse contract vibes. [Sportsnet | TSN]
- What the hell should the Wild do with Quinn Hughes? [Sportsnet]
- Rick Tocchet admits it was maybe dumb to blast Mitvei Michkov at the deadline, using my favorite redundancy, “a learning lesson.” [TSN]
- Ukko Pekka-Luukkonen may be the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day, but he doesn’t really pay attention to Connor Hellebucyk trade rumors. [TSN | NHL]
- The French-Canadian broadcast rights are settled for the next 12 years. [Sportsnet]
