Islanders Gameday News: Penguins putter along to Long Island
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Still missing several key players, the Isles carry on against a fellow Metro straggler. The Islanders are back home to host the Penguins, who are in a similar state except with fewer injuries and actually competent special teams.
Ahead of the game, Samuel Bolduc — who got a little over five minutes last game, was benched for his mistake and then torched by Patrick Roy afterward — was returned to Bridgeport. Sidney Crosby has 597 regular season goals so he’ll probably get a hat trick tonight to reach 600.
Roy said Ilya Sorokin gets the start.
Islanders News
Previewing tonight: Keep your chin up, Patrick Roy says. [Isles]
Another day, another test of the Islanders’ injury-depleted blueline. [Newsday]
On a new Islanders Anxiety, Dan and Mike discuss the state of things amid the remarkable injury run. [LHH]
On the 200th episode of Island Ice, Andrew Gross discusses the same. [Newsday]
Looking at concerns and which ones can be addressed after 12 games. [Athletic]
Maybe a tense start to Monday’s practice (or maybe not), but Patrick Roy says he is trying to keep a positive attitude and reassure the team that they’re doing many good things. [Isles | THN]
Prospect Report: Cole Eiserman keeps up his hot start. [Isles]
Elsewhere
Just two games in the NHL last night, both 3-0 shutouts (New Jersey over Edmonton, LA over Nashville).
Barry Trotz pens a tribute to longtime mentor and GM David Poile as he enters the Hall of Fame as a builder. [NHL]
Justin Bourne riffs on the brief benching of Flyers youngster Michkov and concludes there are many more players being “developed” at the NHL level today vs. the 1980s (when...well, the bottom half of each roster just plain sucked and allowed the stars to rack up points. [Sportsnet]
David Pastrnak takes responsibility for being benched. [NHL]
Why are the Panthers so good again? [Sportsnet]
Valeri Nichushkin has been cleared to practice with the Avalanche beginning Nov. 15, and hopefully this time things will stick for him after Stage 3 of the player assistance program. [NHL]
Sounds familiar: slumping special teams are sinking the Oilers. [Sportsnet]
Oh good lord just stop already: They’re proposing adding 3-on-3 hockey to the Olympics. [Sportsnet]
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