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The Islanders got a much-needed, feel-good win with balanced scoring (plus the obligatory Schaefer) Thursday in Los Angeles. Now they need to finish out the trip with a good result in Anaheim. Two points tonight against the Ducks would mean five out of six on the road trip.
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Islanders News
- With feeling now: the Isles need to put together more than one win “in a row.” [Newsday | Post]
- Island Ice podcast with Casey Cizikas, Matthew Kessel, and the need for more than just relying on Ilya Sorokin standing on his head. [Newsday]
- Previewing tonight: Here’s hoping Victor Eklund keeps it going. [Isles]
- Takeaways from the win in L.A. [Isles]
This is Part 2 of Bryan Trottier’s podcast with Brett Hull and Kelly Chase. It sucks to hear, but he talks about what it was like to see all of his dynasty buddies traded or waived, how going
to Pittsburgh and joining Mario Lemieux gave him new life — and what a contrast that was to Clarke Gillies’ post-Isles life. He talks about the tough decision to retire, too:
Elsewhere
- Daniel Briere is the latest to come out and contradict Kevin Weekes’ report that Matvei Michkov wants out. [NHL]
- Speaking of B.S.: Connor Bedard insists the Blackhawks “100%” believe in their coach Jeff Blashill. [NHL]
- League-wide rumblings on Michkov, Erik Karlsson as a rental and more. [Athletic]
- Bill Guerin praised Danila Yurov wbile not denying that he’s included him in trade offers for Dylan Larkin. He also had to deal with more Quinn Hughes questions, which will never end. [NHL]
- The Sedin twins say they are sick and sleepless over the Canucks’ bad start. [NHL | Sportsnet]
- Both Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar left the Avs’ game vs. the Senators with injuries. [NHL]
- At the quarter mark, the Leafs need improvement (and don’t we all?). [Sportsnet]
- At the quarter mark, Justin Bourne talks about some themes, like player empowerment and how tearing down/tanking is the easy part, but actually rebuilding is hard. [Sportsnet]
