Columbus claims Skille

A big blow to the hoped-for roster here, but Columbus, short several high-end players because of injury and contract negotiations, claimed Skille.

So one of those big pieces, depth for the Big Club and veteran skill for Bridgeport, is gone before he makes it here. (Yes, if Columbus waives him again and the Islanders are the only ones to claim him, he can be sent down. We’ll worry about that if we get that far.)

Aaron Ness, Harry Zolnierczyk, David Leggio and Kevin Poulin cleared, and Arthur Staple says they’ve been sent down. Last round still to come. Edit: The Islanders’ first releases and tweets indicated Ness was coming now; later ones and the Sound Tigers’ release say he’s not.

Michael Fornabaio