You ever pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?
- If you want to go to Matt Martin's charity poker game, bring your wallet but not your marked deck. [Islanders]
- All of a sudden, Brooklyn is a big league sports town again for the first time since... oh about 1957. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
- Rob Taub of IslesBlog says the Islanders will unveil their third jerseys on September 21st. Nothing official yet, but it jibes with what Arthur Staple said earlier. Keep your wits about you. [Islanders Point Blank]
Spin the Wheel
- Rangers goalie Antti Raanta went on a little raanta to a Finnish reporter about being so upset that he was passed over on the Blackhawks' depth chart that he hoped Chicago got swept in the first round of last season's playoffs.