We spend the slow month looking at prospects.
Sorry for the silence over this past week, though there’s been little Islanders news to relay/discuss. I’ve been in Maine hiking and Maine-ing with extended family and generally having a great time away from regular responsibilities.
Islanders News
- The regular season schedule is out; individual tickets are on sale July 22. [Isles]
- Cal Clutterbuck goes to broadcast camp. [NHL]
- And he’s having fun with his new on-camera roles, including the bit releasing the Isles’ 2025-26 schedule. [THN]
- That schedule can be found here, of course. [Isles]
- And some things to note include an Oct. 11 opener and the return to 7:00 default start times. [Isles]
- Various former coaches talk about what separates Cole Eiserman. [Post]
- Ol’ friend Jaroslav Halak officially retires. Will there ever be another 5’11” goalie? [NHL | Newsday] He has to settle with “not reaching 300 wins,” even though his 295 regular season wins are quite a lot and his playoff wins would take him well past that arbitrary mark that sounds good in our culture’s base-10 counting system. [TSN]
- Get to know fresh pick Jacob Kvasnicka. [Isles]
- And fellow draftee Victor Eklund has signed his ELC. [Isles]
- Fellow draftee Tomas Poletin was actually drafted twice in one week. [Isles]
- Island Ice podcast: Offseason recap with Andrew Gross and Colin Stephenson. [SoundCloud]
- Former Isles assistant Gerard Gallant is evidently headed to the KHL. [Post]
Elsewhere
- The Jets signed Gabriel Vilardi to sined a six-year, $45 million contract ($7.5 million cap hit) deal. [NHL]
- After finally dealing John Gibson, the Ducks extended Lukas Dostal for rive years. [NHL]
- The Canucks dealt Dakota Joshua to the Leafs for a fourth. [NHL] Here’s why they did it, maybe. [Sportsnet]
- Some Russian Blue Jacket has requested a trade, Google Translate suspects. [Sportsnet]
- One-time hot junior prospect Joe Velano has signed a one-year deal with the Habs. [Sportsnet]