Ties cut

Some teams are adding players for their AHL teams. The Islanders are going in the other direction. Joel Rechlicz is an ex-Islander. No real comment besides confirmation from either camp.

Kohn signs (updated 2x) (and now recreated)

Note: This post was recreated after apparently being deleted by accident. Such is the announcement. Edit: Might as well get some of this up. Rob Schremp also signed his QO, the Islanders announced,

Moving on/moving up

So no signings imminent. That suggests they’ll wait out the market and see what shakes out when other teams have spent their money, when the guys who want one-ways, or substantially more than $105k on

Rechlicz on waivers

So says the team. Unconditional waivers is the first step toward buying out a contract. More as available. —– BTW, the list of opponents (“The Matrix,” if that floats your boat) is due out any time

Yankee Doodle Dandy

“Winning isn’t everything. It’s second, behind breathing.” –George M. Steinbrenner III RIP, Big Stein, an owner who’d never be accused of pinching pennies or not trying to win. —– Elsewhere, James

Radja to Germany

Via Elite Prospects, Mike Radja is off to Augsburger Panther. (BTW, as the signed/non-signed lists make it toward the bottom of the page, a note that they’re linked near the bottom of the right-hand

RIP, Bob Sheppard

This is 2002, I think; no, wait, I know. It’s the day Roger Cedeno stole home at the Stadium, the day Vance Wilson was Mike Piazza (and Piazza wasn’t bad, either), the day Enrique Wilson dropped the

Open thread: You make the drive?

For those who went or watched the scrimmage/skills contest tonight, your impressions? Anybody look grandly improved or surprise you in any way? I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts… CapGeek last