Passionate Islanders fans packed the seats for the first hockey game at UBS Arena at Belmont Park. Newsday's Steve Langford reports from Elmont.


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That doesn't mean he still won't be traded or make the roster.

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Lou Lamoriello, who added Anthony Duclair and Maxim Tysplakov, has about $1 million in space under the $88 million salary-cap ceiling.

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They are among 14 RFAs who filed by the deadline.

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Whether the Isles' moves so far can push them higher in the standings, or whether other teams will pass them, is what is left to be determined.

How do Isles stack up in Metropolitan Division so far this offseason?

To make a "hockey trade," he may have to make a "salary trade" to free up space under the cap.

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Back-to-back homers by Aaron Judge (470 feet seemed like a vastly low estimate) and Austin Wells gave them a 7-4 lead in the seventh, but Luke Weaver and Clay Holmes couldn't protect it.

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"Ruck's gotten better since the day he walked into this building," Robert Saleh said

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