Newsday: We Are Down To Three

Greg Logan has a source that says Garth Snow has narrowed the field down to three candidates to be the new Islanders coach: Bob Hartley; Scott Gordon; and Paul Maurice. This means that Bob Crawford is free to work for the CBC on Hockey Night in Canada and that John Tortorella gets to collect some of that Tampa Bay funny money for another season.

In the New York Post, new Isles center Doug Weight is interviewed in a very small article. He says the right things and generally seems to approve of Garth Snow's snail's pace at getting a coach: "I can see that he knows exactly what he wants, and to be honest with you, that's the most important thing."

And yes, for those who have asked, I did see some of the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics. Those drummers were sick. I also am watching the US soccer games as well. As I type this, our boys are down 1-0 to the heavily-favored Dutch.