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long last, training camp is here — and lots of bodies.
Islanders News
- Here’s the full training camp roster and boy there are a lot of high uni numbers that aren’t just minor leaguers. And a lot of numbers, period: 35 forwards, 18 defensemen, 8 goalies! Where do they fit all those pads? [Isles]
- Looking at potential training camp battles, of which there aren’t many, other than perhaps the extra forward and D, and which regulars line up where. [THN]
- Or putting it another way, 5 questions heading into camp. [Newsday]
- From the golf outing media availability: Actually gonna focus on some special teams this training camp. [Newsday]
- And Andrew Gross answers reader questions heading into camp for the Island Ice podcast. [Newsday]
- Photos from Media Day. [Isles]
Elsewhere
- Some stories around the league as training camp begins. [NHL]
- And some PTOs, including Milan Lucic trying for one last go after getting sober. [NHL]
- Matthew Tkachuk is expected to be out till December. [NHL]
- Gabriel Landeskog, however, is expected to be ready to resume his comeback. [NHL]
- With Connor McDavid unsigned, Oilers GM Stan Bowman “takes him at his word,” because what else can he do at this point? [NHL]
- McDavid says he’ll know what to do when the time comes, “it’ll be a feeling.” [Sportsnet]
- That’s got Oilers fans in a panic, of course. [Sportsnet]
- Flames captain Mikael Backlund had no hesitation signing on with them for another couple of seasons. [TSN]
- The Utah Mammoth open a state-of-the-art practice facility yada yada, as franchises do. [NHL]
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