It’s mid-August: Do you know where your preseason schedule is?
Islanders News
- Anders Lee held his annual Kancer Jam fundraiser and was asked, naturally, about the likely departure of longtime Isles Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin. The usual/expected answers about that, of course. [Newsday | THN | AMNY]
- Long Islanders and Paralympics-bound swimmer Anastasia Pagonis is bringing Radar the guide dog to Paris. She could teach Sparky a thing or two about swimming. Actually no, Sparky doesn’t learn. [Isles]
- A bit of final gloating over the Leafs captaincy
strippingswitch. [THN] - Some sort of exciting corporate marketing partnership, I assure you. [Isles]
- The Long Island Warriors battle on. [Isles]
Elsewhere
- Is this a joke? Ryan Getzlaf joins the Office of Player Safety. (Who’s next, Shane Doan? Matt Cooke?) [NHL]
- Rumors and such on the Blues-Oilers offer sheet intrigue, including St. Louis waiting until after the arbitration window closed, so Edmonton couldn’t buy itself another buyout window to reduce its cap. [Sportsnet]
- The update on Patrik Laine trade talks is that there isn’t really an update. [Sportsnet]
- You don’t say. [TSN]
- New Leafs captain Auston Matthews has “full support” of pajamas. [NHL]
- There it is! Your Luke Fox Jukebox puff piece on the old man who didn’t win the Calder passing the cursed torch on to the American. [Sportsnet]
- There is some sort of “Fanatics Fest NYC” or something. [NHL] Ilya Sorokin will no longer be able to make it.