It’s mid August, dead center in the dog days of summer hockey news, but the Islanders inadvertently provided some roster fodder to chew on yesterday.
- That fodder is Shane Prince’s foot. Or rather, his ankle, which started as a high ankle sprain last season and finally required surgery after unfruitful rehab. [LHH | NHL]
- Meanwhile, in Nassau...Robert Brodsky teed this up perfectly: “Research group argues Ed Mangano Hub vision is outdated, lacks housing and transit options need to transform area.” [Newsday]
- The Islanders and Flyers are in middle-bubble territory in the Metro, so if things go south for one but not the other maybe they.