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Independence Day running

Early this morning in Europe, a bunch of atom-smashers announced they have most likely discovered the elusive Higgs boson. Even after two years of physics, I have no idea what that really means. I’ve

Hitting hard

You could probably have written something like the script to this one before the game, though you might’ve taken a Providence power-play goal or two away for realism’s sake. Depleted lineup. Depleted

Katic back

Mark Katic had no idea if that shoulder surgery was going to cost him the season. It could have. But here he is, making his apparent season debut today at Providence. Aaron Ness got called up Sunday

Almost filled

Newbies Yannick Riendeau and Marc Cantin hadn’t yet arrived when the Sound Tigers practiced Tuesday at the Wonderland of Ice. They should be in later today and practice Wednesday, Brent Thompson said.

Deadline day, running

A couple of organizational notes as we get closer to the deadline: –Mark Katic has been activated from injured reserve and sent to the Sound Tigers. Strictly from the text of the CBA, it seemed that

Back on the road

The team was off to Glens Falls after Thursday’s practice at Wonderland, looking to tie the team record for consecutive road wins (the 2001-02 nine-game winning streak ended at home, as we mentioned

Reese up; another defenseman skating

Dylan Reese got the call from the Islanders; they term it an emergency because of a day-to-day Andrew MacDonald leg injury. We’ll see whether that emergency recall becomes a regular one, or if they’ll

Nino, Gillies on the way

The Islanders tweeted in the middle of our chat that Nino Niederreiter and Trevor Gillies will play for Bridgeport on Wednesday morning. Niederreiter is on a conditioning loan, which according to the

Katic back to the knife

The Islanders made the official announcement Saturday: Mark Katic has surgery Monday, and Arthur Staple reports he could be done for the year. That’s a blow, both to Katic (who took an overall step

Don’t forget to breathe

Hey, respiratory infections are fun. Let’s catch up. An already-thin defense corps takes a hit: Mark Katic may need surgery on that left shoulder, Katie Strang reports. Katic had surgery for that same