Rumor that Islander Ryan Smyth and Devil Scotty Gomez might head to Calgary?? Jason Blake may ditch the Isles as well for Toronto. Little Martin St. Louis may head to the Shark Tank, if we're lucky, though could trade Marleau and Nabokov. CRAZINESS!!
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Where IS Sheldon Souray going? Will someone please tell me!? Souray's been called "a defensive liability" but brings momentum to a power play. If the Isles can't hold on to Smyth, some other big name must take his place. Bryan McCabe is a contender along side Souray on defense, but the Isles seem   more...
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FIO staff writer Rob Edwards continues his tour around the world of fantasy hockey with his take on the Top Ten Left Wings for this year's fantasy drafts.
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The question was posed about Race and sports- being are blacks better athletes. Over and over - look people this isn't a white and black world. first of all, I don't see any Black or white people. I see brown, and tan, colors with pigments not just white and black.This is the easiest way to dilute   more...
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...Kariya to the Blues. Next yr's gonna be a fresh tossed salad of new players on new teams, which means I gotta form new alliances. Now Joffrey Lupul and Jason Smith are Flyers with Danny Briere?! Brian Rafalski's now w/Detroit, who traded away Mathieu Schneider to perhaps replace Scotty   more...
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According to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, league sources have indicated that impending free agent Ryan Smyth had let it be known that he "would not consider re-signing with the Islanders if [Alexei] Yashin remained with the team for even a portion of the remaining four years of his contract."   more...
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But for now, Cpt Mats Sundin's still on Toronto for a year. They've made one move; how many more to come? The Dominator'll have his decision by week's end! The Stanley Cup champ Ducks (say it out loud) also re-signed Moen and Parros. We're all still waiting to hear on Gomez, Briere, Drury and   more...
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Looks like there was more to dropping Yashin than money...apparently Ryan Smyth refused to even consider resigning with the team if Yashin was on the roster, it also opens the door for a potential return of one-time captain Michael Peca, himself an impending free agent with the Maple Leafs.
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Finally! The Isles can start moving forward, away from the Mad Mike days (whom the Isles also recently cut ties with). This is a signal to the fans that Wang & Snow are serious about making this team a contender and perhaps making a run at resigning Ryan Smyth...
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I was really starting to like Garth Snow, he's the prototypical underdog but showing support for Yashin will not endear him to the fans...Since the end of the season, Islanders fans at one Web site have organized a petition and letter-writing campaign urging owner Charles Wang to exercise his right   more...
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And you thought the Islanders might not make the Playoffs? I'm on the edge of my seat!
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After the Islanders barely made the playoffs last year then made a quick exit once in, they hoped to use this off-season to retool and make another run at it next year. Yesterday was a cruel step in the wrong direction.With these subtractions to the team and the only addition being Jon Sim, and   more...
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Do my eyes deceive me or did the Isles give newcomer Ryan Smyth a 10-year deal? Long time? The Lightning could be eyeing Dominik Hasek but would they have to give up St. Louis, Vinny L? And of course everyone, and currently the Avs, Flyers, his Habs, will be callers for Shelly Souray, prolly one of   more...
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10:45pm last night, GM Garth Snow received a phone call from Ryan Smyth's agent, notifying him that Smyth would sign with Colorado, along with Scott Hannan who was also courted by the Isles. Says Snow, "At least one offer is out at this time to a veteran all-star. At least one." Peca?
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With the huge success of the 2008 Winter Classic, Gary Bettman is on "Cloud 9″. He was hoping that the American sports fan will find Versus on their cable package but with the big injury last night, its not going to happen. Sidney Crosby went into the boards feet first and suffered a high ankle   more...
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