Quiet game last night, but an important one nonetheless. Now, the much, much tougher half of the back-to-back comes in the form of the Chicago Blackhawks at home. Brace yourselves.
- The Islanders are good at bouncing back from bad losses because they're like being smacked with dead fish or something. [Newsday]
- Okay, look, all joking aside, Ho-Sang wears 66 because he wants to honor Mario Lemieux, not replace him. Tell Pittsburgh fans to cool their jets. [Newsday]
- Elliotte Friedman's post-deadline 30 Thoughts column has a few new bits on the Islanders including interest in Thomas Vanek?