Come on, man. It's Saturday in late July. There is no Islanders news.
- Lots of nice talent at U.S. juniors evaluation camp, including Bellows. [NHL]
- The Leafs are JUST FINE WITHOUT LOCAL STARS the media wants to bring home, thanks! "John Tavares won’t be coming to Toronto? Fine, whatever" [Pension Plan Puppets]
- George McPhee discusses what teams might leave for Vegas in the expansion draft, and ESPN suggests Jason Chimera and Michael Grabner are perfect targets. [ESPN]
- Potentially overlooked free agent defensemen include former Isles properties Marek Zidlicky (hee), James Wisniewski (teehee) and Christian Ehrhoff (sucker!