The Islanders and their five-game win streak touched down in California and got their skating legs going at practice Tuesday. A back-to-back begins tonight in Anaheim, which will be playing its own back-to-back after losing at home last night to the Avalanche.
After an orange-heavy kickoff, this trip includes Los Angeles tomorrow and San Jose on Saturday before concluding next week in St. Louis, where the Blues sound on the verge of a big sellof.
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Islanders News
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Practice updates: David Rittich will get his second consecutive start, and Ryan Pulock took a maintenance day and is a question mark along with (still) Jonathan Drouin. [Isles | Post]
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Previewing tonight: The Ducks just had their five-game win streak cut by Colorado, but they remain in second in the Pacific. [Isles]
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Andrew Gross on trade deadline targets (Conor Garland?) and UFAs who’ve made cases not to be sold. [Newsday]
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Hear more of that in podcast form at Island Ice. [SoundCloud]
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Mat Barzal’s game and maturity has evolved as he approaches 600 games. [Post]
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Alex Jefferies discusses his path to the AHL, where Bridgeport is having its best season in a while. [Isles]
Elsewhere
Last night’s scores were many, including Pittsburgh losing in regulation, Columbus winning — and of note, the Devils may have just finished off the Panthers.
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The Predators selloff has begun…sort of? They dealt Michael McCarron (to Minnesota) and Cole Smith (to Vegas) for picks. [NHL]
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The Flyers are still firmly rebuilding and not shopping for any rentals. [NHL]
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Oilers management sounds aware (but helpless to fix?) that the team’s overall defense needs work. [Sportsnet]
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Pretty much every Canuck is for sale. [Sportsnet]
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The Leafs ought to think of things that way, too. [Sportsnet]
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One wild prediction for each team (like trading for Jordan Kyrou, sigh). [Athletic]
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