Islanders Gameday News: Un-Leddy’d Red Wings arrive
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The Islanders have another chance to add no-calorie points against a fellow also-ran. The New York Islanders continue their week of games against teams that {whispers} kind of stink, when the Detroit Red Wings come to town Wednesday night.
Already this week, the Islanders lost a sleeper to the zombie Flyers in Philadelphia and then slept through two more periods at home before shutting out the laugh-rack Senators.
Tonight more points are on the table with a visit by the Red Wings, who didn’t even have the common decency to bring Nick Leddy with them. Instead, Leddy is in St. Louis — where the Islanders will visit April 9 on the back end of a tough traveling back-to-back — where he fills a hole on LD just like the Islanders have had, thanks to the trade of...Nick Leddy.
Serious question: What percentage would you give on Leddy returning to Long Island this summer? (As a signed player, I mean, not to visit and hit the beach.)
Anyway, game is at 7:30 tonight, we’ll have a FIG picks link up a little later. Follow Red Wings news and views at Winging It In Motown.
Islanders News
Preview/game notes here. [Isles]
I feel like we’ve heard this before, but the tight schedule and injuries will enable some Isles lineup shuffling, we swear. [Newsday]
“Islanders prove Lamoriello right” is one way to phrase it after a win over the...Senators. [Post]
Bridgeport Report: The points streak reaches four games (3-0-1). [Isles]
The Talkin’ Isles podcast talks to in-arena host, Ria. [Isles]
“I would spend my Saturday afternoon re-enacting that pokecheck. Even if I was Brendan Witt sitting on the bench.” Mike, Dan and Joe Buono on the roller coaster saga of Wade Dubielewicz in the latest episode of Weird Islanders. [LHH podcasts]
The Isles are represented here, check out all the NHL pups from National Puppy Day. [NHL]
Elsewhere
Last night’s NHL scores include the Penguins losing in a shootout to the Sabres and Son Of Thompson’s two goals.
After losing to the Isles, the Senators really need to pull out of this freefall to...I don’t know, show their GM something I guess. [Sportsnet]
The Leafs wore terrible black jerseys and got two shorthanded goals to beat the Devils. Great job there. [TSN]
The Evgenii Dadanov trade was voided, which is awesome for those of us watching and mocking the cap-be-damned Knights. Here is what various reporters think happened. [NHL | Sportsnet 32 Thoughts | Knights on Ice | Athletic]
When the goalie has a bad night, Darryl Sutter sends the goalie coach out to face media. [Sportsnet]
Old friend Jaro Halak stopped the Avalanche, so all of Vancouver’s problems are solved. [Sportsnet]
Another “winners and losers” of the trade deadline. [Sportsnet]
Jonathan (who is not Devon) Toews finds the Blackhawks tanking “disheartening” and is uncertain about his future. [NHL]
Will Arnett visits the NHL on TNT set. [NHL]
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