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Well, training camp is around the corner, which means the New York Islanders will be calling my city home for a few days. And today I learned that I was the first name drawn for Islanders tickets that were bought on behalf of the company I work for. Well, that's a bit of a lie... they went on the co-owner's credit card and we have to pay them back. Still, I guess I'm going. I asked my dad if he wanted to come with, and he said yes, so we're going to the 1983/84 SCF rematch of Edmonton and the Islanders. I'll be sitting in the 9th row, near the Islanders' bench (I assume, since it is the Blades' bench), but inside the blue line.

Tavares better be playing, because these tickets are really steep when half the lineup are prospects. And If Ice Edge inexplicably wins the Coyotes bid and brings the Habs to Saskatoon in November, I'm putting a lot of money down considering I'm going to Europe in October and have to buy gifts in December.

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Nice! Have fun at the game. I know I threatened to crash on your couch during training camp, but you're lucky: I'm too busy to get away for a few days.

Hope Tavares plays so you can give me a firsthand account.

Since Sillinger's retirement, he's already been hired as the Oilers' director of player development. So maybe you'll see him. I don't know- it was an Isles/Oilers connection. He was hired by Steve Tambellini. There's another one. Maybe Sillinger will recommend the Oilers acquire Jeff Tambellini, since he may develop better under his pops' regime. That's enough.

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Well Chris, maybe next year for the crashing on the couch thing. Sounds like they'll be back next year at least, maybe the year after as well.

Most practices start quite early in the morning, so I'm not going to make it to any of those.

Word on the street is that JT will only play in one of the games this weekend.

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Well, this is all up in the air now. One of my family's oldest friends... well, the grandpa of the family, died today at 102. The funeral is on Monday. Really, really nice, genuine man. The funeral is on Monday... I won't be going, but my dad will be. He's from where I was born, which is a ways away, and so I'm not sure if my dad can go to the game anymore.

We'll see how this plays out.

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Sorry to hear it Sask. My condolences.

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So sorry to read about this, sask. My prayers go out to you and your family.

Sorry for you and your family's loss, Bruce

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Thanks Chuck, E.L. and Harmy!

Condolences... 102 years is something special.

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Sorry, I should clarify as I realize it came out kind of weird... it's the grandpa of the family we're very good friends with. Still, growing up on a farm in small town Saskatchewan, you know everyone and he had a house on the same farm as his son's family. We were very good friends with the family... they lived about 4 or 5 km to the south of our farm. So I was good friends growing up with the grandson, and I referred to the parents as uncle and auntie. He was Grandpa Sorestad to me, even though I wasn't related.

Thanks for the well wishes, though. He had been suffering recently, so it's probably a good thing he didn't make 103 which was coming up in December.

Anyways, the plan right now looks to be to exchange tickets with a neighbour of my dad's who has 4 tickets to the Flames game on Saturday night, so me and my dad might still see a NHL game. We both hate the Flames, so we aren't thrilled with the possibility, but you make do at this point.

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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=4989 ... L|NHL|Home

Looks like the top line, at least pre-Dion hit, was Tavares-Weight-Okposo.

And pre-Weight-groin-pull.

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Someone get Fleury on the phone!

Never mind! SCHREMP is here! Looks like Okposo has fully recovered as well.

Oops. Frans "Ferdinand" Nielsen out after a knee scope, 4-6 weeks. The link is somewhere if you wanna read more. But really, do you?

If he's not around, they don't have a hope of building a champion.

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No worries. Blake Comeau hasn't been cut yet.

I believe Sask was referring to Dane-Power.

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http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=293436

Weight named captain.

I could have sworn this was old news, but...

Weight as Captain. That's heavy.

I know he's got the experience and is a good leader and all- but he's got a 1 year deal at 39. Most likely it'll be the 2nd year in a row the Isles will trade their Captain at the deadline. That's just silly.

Witt, Park, Streit & Okposo are Alternates. I guess they'll rotate who does it at home vs on the road. I always thought that was silly. But it gives a kid like Okposo a chance to earn some leadership points. I thought Hunter could have been one as well. Whatever.

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