The Vancouver Canucks, who signed J.T. Miller long term, leading to trading Bo Horvat here, leading to some weird intra-room soap opera between Miller and Elias Pettersson in their wake, leading to the team descending and Quinn Hughes seeking other pastures…they now visit Long Island with the remnants of those decisions and a chance to […]
The Vancouver Canucks, who signed J.T. Miller long term, leading to trading Bo Horvat here, leading to some weird intra-room soap opera between Miller and Elias Pettersson in their wake, leading to the team descending and Quinn Hughes seeking other pastures…they now visit Long Island with the remnants of those decisions and a chance to sweep the metro area after winning both their games (Rangers, Devils) since the big Hughes trade.
The game is being billed as a meeting of two defensemen Calder candidates, as 18-year-old Matthew Schaefer will see 20-year-old Zeev Buium (a prize in the Hughes trade) on the other side.
First Islanders Goal picks go here.
Islanders News
- Travis Mitchell was sent back to Bridgeport and Marshall Warren was recalled in his stead, but Adam Boqvist will first get another crack at playing on his offhand side next to Scott Mayfield. [Isles | @AGrossNewsday]
- That’s all part of them still trying to figure out how to plug the hole from Alex Romanov’s seasonlong injury. [Newsday | Post]
- Also in those notes, it’s a back-to-back, so Ilya Sorokin starts tonight while David Rittich is scheduled to start tomorrow in Buffalo. And Horvat remains out but might travel with the team to Buffalo.
- Roy doing some video with Cal Ritchie after his line struggled defensively in Detroit. [THN]
- Players and friends making their visits, toys in hand, to pediatric hospitals. [Isles]
Elsewhere
Thursday’s slate of 10 games had the Bruins, Penguins and Flyers among the losers, with Ottawa, Washington and surging(???) Buffalo picking up wins.
- Speaking of which…some underlying metrics suggesting the Sabres may be poised for a rebound, even pre-Adams firing. #sellthathope [NHL]
- They just lost Conor Timmins to a broken leg, however. [ESPN]
- And Craig Berube sounds at wit’s end to explain his lifeless Leafs. [Sportsnet]
- 10 questions ahead of Olympic roster reveals. [NHL]
- Macklin Celebrini took a pass and spun to score and become the fastest Shark to 50 points in a season. [ESPN]
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