The
season is basically here! Rookie camp has opened, followed by full training camp next week.
Islanders News
- Here’s the full rookie camp roster, along with other notes like Max Shabanov turning heads, and Josh Bailey joining Johnny Boychuk on the ice. [Isles]
- Matthew Schaefer feels much better prepared for the NHL than he did three months ago, having spent the summer in competitive skates with current NHLers like Nazem Kadri and Sean Monahan, among others. “They’ve helped me so much along the way, and gave me feedback on just about everything.” [Isles | NHL]
- Media availabilities from camp: Schaefer | Calum Ritchie | Kashawn Aitcheson [Isles Video]
- According to this view, Schaefer stood out. [Newsday]
- Denis Potvin’s Hockey Card Wall stroll is all about how he wanted #7, but a veteran (who was soon traded) had it. That smile he gives at the end takes me straight back to the 1980s. [Isles video]
Elsewhere
- The Wild are at a crossroads as news leaks that Kirill Kaprizov rejected a massive 8-year extension. [Athletic] But Billy “McNulty” Guerin kind of denies it, in an effort to pretend all is fine. [Sportsnet]
- Jack Eichel enters his walk year but is “business as usual” and thinks he’ll be able to stay in Vegas. Don’t falter, Jack, they cut bait quickly. [NHL]
- Falling on hard times after being an All-Star in 2024, Alexandar Georgiev takes a one-year, minimum deal with the Sabres. [NHL]
