More On Lawson, Dubinsky

Our man Justin Bourne, the former UAA and Alaska Aces winger turned busy blogger, has weighed in with an amusing piece on his former Seawolves and ECHL Utah teammate, goaltender Nathan Lawson.

Lawson, the American Hockey League's All-Rookie goalie last season, is still up with the NHL's New York Islanders in the exhibition season -- he stopped 21 of 24 shots in a 4-2 loss to Los Angeles in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday night. (Wednesday, the Isles shipped Lawson back to AHL Bridgeport).

As for Bourne, be advised: He's a bit of a smartass, which I mean as a giant compliment. (Man, miss having that cat around for sweet quotes; ditto for former Aces defenseman Matt Shasby). In any event, check out Bourne's musings on Nate The Great here. I'd bookmark Bourne's site -- it's always worth a read, and not just for hockey stuff (Dear Justin, Send the check to Doyle Woody, c/o Anchorage Daily News...).

We'd also like to direct you to this New York Daily News story in which New York Rangers bench boss John Tortorella makes it pretty clear he expects more offensive production out of center Brandon Dubinsky of Anchorage now that Dubinsky has a new, higher-paying contract.