Rookie camp is here! The Islanders’ top prospects, ECHL fodder and camp filler will get things started ahead of a couple of scrimmages against their New Jersey counterparts on Sept. 13 and 15. Tickets are still available for that scrimmage at Northwell on the 15th.
Here is the rookie camp roster, which ranges from our top prospects to…some guy from Jersey. They’ll be playing a couple games against Devils prospects. [Isles]
The larger camp could be pivotal for Victor Eklund and Kashawn Aitcheson. [Post]
The ice at Belmont is in place, branded by a “beer,” more or less, and also…Xerox still has a marketing budget? [Isles]
Best- and worst-case scenario for each Metro team, yada yada. [Sportsnet]
Elsewhere
R.I.P. Barry Melrose, age 70, former player, coach, broadcaster and Parkinson’s sufferer. [AP]
The Ducks have a salary cap problem, and Chris Kreider has a “I’m increasingly irrelevant and would rather be back East” problem, so they’ll probably help each other out with a waiver/contract termination. Watch, Darche signs him. [Sportsnet]
Yet another Brady Tkachuk/Senators-divorce update. [Sportsnet]
Yet another Texas expansion update. [Sportsnet]