Don't Call It a Bag Skate

It was just Coach Jack Capuano getting serious about finding a way to win. My thoughts on Katie Strang's practice report at HockeyBuzz.com.

Other Facts: Brock Nelson was chosen to the WJC preliminary roster. Good for the kid that was just graduating high school when he was drafted. Russian bad boy Kiril Kabanov was not selected. If you text "Islanders" to 266-266 something happens. I don't know what. I haven't tried it yet. But it's something about a 'game day promo.' You can enter to win a trip with the Islanders curtesy of Sharp. Check Twitter or the main website for details. I aksed, there will never be a BLOGGERS travel with the Islanders contest. That is not fair. With the long lay-over before a game, Dylan Reese was returned to Bridgeport. Not sure if he will be recalled before Thursday or not

Lastly, GM Garth Snow will be answering questions LIVE on ITV on Friday, Dec 10 at 10:30 am (probably with Chris King) in the next installment of their ITV Live series. (Check out the one with Rob Schremp.) You can Tweet your questions for Garth by @'ing the @NYIslanders, submit via facebook or by emailing nyisocialmedia@gmail.com.