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Your Evening Islanders Drama Recap
You'll never believe what the story of the day is. Between an 11-game winless streak, a coaching change, major injuries and inconsistent young players, the Islanders have a lot of on-ice issues right now. They received more coverage on WFAN today than they've probably seen in years. But it wasn't...
The profound silence of the Lightning executive hunt
Chris Botta, writing for NHL Fanhouse, broke the news yesterday that reports of Steve Yzerman's demise as a GM candidate in Tampa Bay have been greatly exaggerated. Over the past two weeks, there had been two online reports from separate sources, suggesting Yzerman was out: John Boruk of Comcast...
Report: Yzerman is top candidate for Lightning GM role
Steve Yzerman's name has stood out since last Wednesday night's report that he was on the short-list for the Tampa Bay Lightning general manager vacancy. I've tried to play it down because team owner Jeff Vinik has made it a point (and stressed it) that a GM will not be hired by the club until a...
LHinks: Life after NYI Point Blank; Botta speaks to fans
I had a lot of reactions to the (apparent?) end of popular blog Islanders Point Blank, many of which I left in comments at this From The Rink post, but the business of blogging isn't an area I like to navel-gaze about here. So briefly, the lesson for me boils down to this: The Islanders and most...
Florida Quietly Moves up to First - Canes at Islanders Pregame
Don't look now, but while the favorites to win the Southeast Division have recently faltered, the Florida Panthers have climbed up to first place. The Caps have lost their last three games and the Canes have lost three of their last four, but the Panthers have won three in a row. While Florida...
Blog Box In, Ted Nolan Out on the Island
Those of you who have followed the Canes Country blog for awhile, know that I have been somewhat infatuated with the concept behind the New York Islanders Blog Box since it's inception. I still keep tabs on it from time to time. After the season ending resignation of it's creator, ex-Director of...
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