1.   Islanders general manager Mike Milbury ripped his young goaltender Roberto Luongo for his apartment-hunting on game day.

2.   Islanders general manager Mike Milbury said he considered McCabe to be a future captain the first day he met him as a rookie.

3.   Islanders general manager Mike Milbury wants a big forward, possibly a center.

4.   Islanders general manager Don Maloney has one year on his contract, and Milbury has long been known to have general managerial ambitions.

5.   Islander general manager Don Maloney reportedly has talked to Sutter twice about coming to Uniondale to replace the fired Lorne Henning as coach.

6.   Islanders general manager Mike Milbury did not make any major trades Saturday during the first session of the National Hockey League draft.

7.   Islanders general manager Mike Milbury and Panthers GM Bryan Murray apparently had worked out a deal that would send Oleg Kvasha and Ivan Novoseltsev to New York.

8.   Islanders general manager Mike Milbury stood by a radio propped next to the Zamboni at the other end of the ice, waiting for updates.