News Items

Just a couple of items you might be interested in, with the first topic being of extreme importance...

- 1050 ESPN Radio (by way of Sean Leahy's Facebook status) reports that Tom Renney will be fired tomorrow. This is the only outlet to report this news, so take it as you will. But it wouldn't surprise me one bit. Either way, it's just speculation at this point, so there's not much to discuss. His firing wouldn't be a surprise, nor would it be surprising to see him coach for the remainder of the season. We shall see.

- Howie Rose will be the focus of the show "Voices" on the NHL Network this coming Thursday. This news comes courtesy of the iO Digital Cable Channel Guide. Howie mentioned on the air a few weeks ago that they were following him around for the show, but I can't remember which game it was. Either way, I look forward to hearing what Howie has to say. If I could interview any one person in the entire Islanders organization, it'd be Howie Rose.

- I played the demo of 3 on 3 NHL Arcade tonight for PS3... that's one fun game. The demo is extremely limited, but the gameplay is all kinds of awesome and fun. It looks like the game's options are a bit lacking, with the main gripe being that you just pick four guys from a pool of NHL stars as opposed to playing as the NHL team of your choice. This also means there's no "season" mode or anything, which is kind of weak. Still, for $10, it's not bad at all. And for those interested, Rick DiPietro appears in the demo as one of the two goalies, with Roberto Luongo being the other. It's always interesting to see how the careers of these two intertwine as time goes on.

I'm watching my tape of the Islanders game right now - I already know they lost. But that's okay. For the first overall pick, these are the games you need to lose. This is still a much better team than the one who sucked it up throughout December and much of January. I can live with these losses as long as the team shows signs of improvement, which they certainly have since the All-Star Break.