What is the story about?
The
Islanders had their second preseason outing Tuesday night in Manhattan, and though it meant nothing, it’s still fun to see the Smurfs blow a 3-0 lead to the Islanders, who prevailed, 4-3, on the back of three power play goals.
- Recap and takeaways: Two goals from Matias Maccelli, good power play work — but whoa, whoa, let’s not overhype one preseason game against the sadsack red shorts — and, of course, Varly’s return. [Isles | Newsday | Post]
- Post-game scrum videos: Pete DeBoer | Varlamov
- A “very special moment” after all his rehab, Varlamov says. [Post]
- Victor Eklund has some friendly Swedes to learn from. [Isles]
- Co-owner Jon Ledecky spoke of the team’s role as a Long Island asset. A really, expensive one. [Newsday]
- The latest camp cuts begin filling out the AHL Hamilton roster. [THN]
Elsewhere
- 32 “bold” predictions, one for each team. The Islanders’ is just that they become deadline sellers, which is not very bold at all. [ESPN]
- The league provided a non-update update on the Texas expansion process, and tapped Ted Leonsis as the new Board of Governors lead. [NHL]
