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Players react to news of Scott Gordon's dismissal as head coach

The Islanders' Doug Weight skates against the Rangers

Photo credit: Jim McIsaac

After Jack Capuano's first practice as head coach, we had the chance to speak to several Islanders about their reaction to the news of Scott Gordon's dismissal.

Arthur Staple will have more on this later, but here's a quick round-up of what some had to say:

Captain Doug Weight:

"It's never a good day and I think what disappoints too is that we're a team that's losing and that's...

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