An assortment of reading about the Isles and the rest of the hockey world, not that you particularly care.
- For the first time since the Maloney Mistake, the New York Islanders will have a new TV play-by-play man as Howie Rose is leaving the (Isles) booth so that he can actually have an offseason. [LHH | Newsday | Post | Eric Hornick with some Howie memories, some numbers and a SportsPhone mention]
- Arthur Staple continues his position-by-position offseason outlook with part 2 of the forwards. [Newsday]
- Also from Staple, an injury setback: Jaroslav Halak needs surgery for sports hernia, which multiplies all kinds of problems.