*The Islanders are quickly becoming one of the surprise teams nfl jerseys in the Eastern Conference, sitting just two points out of eighth place as NHL action begins on Sunday. Veteran defensemen Mark Streit and Lubomir Visnovsky, as well as goaltender Evgeni Nabakov, have been a big part of the Islanders push for the post-season, which would be their first since 2007. The Islanders appear to be opening up trade talks with those players, rather than throwing them on the trading block. According to Newsday's Arthur Staple, the Islanders began contract talks with Streit -- the team's captain -- last month, and have just recently done the same with Nabakov and Visnovsky. The Islanders have only 11 players and $28 million committed toward next season's cap, so the money is there if Streit, Nabakov and Visnovsky wish to stick around.
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*The Hockey Night in Canada Hotstove returned Saturday night with its typical weekly scuttlebutt, though apparently there is not much to be had. CBC's Elliotte Friedman reported that a GM had told him that "prices are outrageous". The reasons cited are everyone being in the playoff race, the lowering salary cap and a weak free agent market. Friedman says that the main trade targets -- besides the obvious Jarome Iginla -- are Ryan Clowe, Steve Ott and Brendan Morrow. The "buyers" at this time include Vancouver, Philadelphia and the New York Rangers.
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