Rookie camp is here! The Islanders’ top prospects, ECHL fodder and camp filler will get things started ahead of a couple of scrimmages against their New Jersey counterparts on Sept. 13 and 15. Tickets are still available for that scrimmage at Northwell on the 15th.
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Here is the rookie camp roster, which ranges from our top prospects to…some guy from Jersey. They’ll be playing a couple games against Devils prospects. [Isles]
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The larger camp could be pivotal for Victor Eklund and Kashawn Aitcheson. [Post]
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The ice at Belmont is in place, branded by a “beer,” more or less, and also…Xerox still has a marketing budget? [Isles]
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Best- and worst-case scenario for each Metro team, yada yada. [Sportsnet]
Elsewhere
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R.I.P. Barry Melrose, age 70, former player, coach, broadcaster and Parkinson’s sufferer. [AP]
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The Ducks have a salary cap problem, and Chris Kreider has a “I’m increasingly irrelevant and would rather be back East” problem, so they’ll probably help each other out with a waiver/contract termination. Watch, Darche signs him. [Sportsnet]
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Yet another Brady Tkachuk/Senators-divorce update. [Sportsnet]
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Yet another Texas expansion update. [Sportsnet]
