Prepare thyselves.
These aren't the droids you were looking for, but the Islanders did hand out a few contracts this afternoon, inking some old vets and new blood to professional try out deals.
Matt Carkner signed a two-year deal with Bridgeport a while back, but agreed to a PTO with the Islanders (I assume) as an invite to training camp. The 34-year old will fill a sort of player/coach/mentor role for the Sound Tigers next year after losing a lot of time to injuries over the last two seasons.