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Draft day/qualifications: Friday notes

Belated note from last night: Lou Lamoriello told the media assembled in Vancouver that the Islanders sent qualifying offers to three of their restricted free agents, including Michael Dal Colle and

As we age, youth arrives: Saturday notes

The Islanders’ first round brought a couple of talented kids. Their second through seventh rounds brought… me a feeling best expressed in this reply (we’ll get to that in a moment). The Big Club’s

Triumphant return? Thursday notes

One logical and intriguing possibility is for new Islanders coach Barry Trotz to bring longtime assistant Lane Lambert with him, bringing it all back home. When the Islanders told Lambert, Pat Bingham

Reinhart to the Oilers: Friday notes

The Islanders dealt their way into the first round Friday night, sending Griffin Reinhart to Edmonton for two draft picks, Nos. 16 and 33. They used 16 to take centerman Mathew Barzal, and 33 will be

Free agents and drafts: Saturday notes

Jonathan Bombulie’s and Michael Cignoli’s AHL free agents list is out. It only includes the unrestricted free agents, not guys who may not be tendered by Monday at 5 p.m. Of Bridgeport’s four NHL free

Round 1 dealings: Friday notes

At No. 5, the Islanders picked character and offense, forward Michael Dal Colle. Saturday got a little less busy when Friday got a little busier: The Big Club traded its two second-rounders to Tampa

Inexact science ’14: Draft day/Thursday notes

And so it’s draft day, the day organizations stock their farm systems down the road. Of course, considering the moving pieces around the league, the renovations at Nassau Coliseum, the uncertainty

Draft day: Nino to the Wild/picks/Greenwich everywhere

Nino Niederreiter and his agent got their wish: Arthur Staple first reported Niederreiter to the Wild for Cal Clutterbuck and a third-round pick today. Clutterbuck adds grit and some skill to the Big

‘I see it all now, it’s a plot’

All golf, all the time, but stuff I missed and you may’ve this weekend… –The Islanders draft seven defensemen. Enfield’s Robbie Baillargeon to Ottawa; New Haven fans may be interested in the scout

‘I see it all now, it’s a plot’

All golf, all the time, but stuff I missed and you may’ve this weekend… –The Islanders draft seven defensemen. Enfield’s Robbie Baillargeon to Ottawa; New Haven fans may be interested in the scout