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If you haven't been by your computer or television this weekend -- probably a good thing -- then you may not be aware of the situation that is currently unfolding on Long Island. For approximately the last 24 hours, Islander fans have been held hostage by the thought of their captain Bill Guerin being traded. They're not upset though, in fact it's more likely sugarplums are dancing in their heads at the thought of what kind of return the Islanders could get for the captain.

Still not sure what's going on? Well, you came to the right place. Let's get you up to speed.

About two hours ago, Darren Dreger of TSN posted an interesting story regarding the state of the New York Islanders and hockey in Kansas City. According to Dreger, the Islanders and Los Angeles Kings have agree in principle to play an exhibition game next year at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. He went on to say the game could be "a veiled threat" aimed at Long Island politicians, specifically those in the Town of Hempstead.

And he's completely right, if in fact the team is thinking about playing an exhibition in Kansas City any time soon.

Every day from Monday to Saturday, The Ice Sheet will take a look at the biggest stories in the league that happened on the ice and elsewhere the night before.

Not a day goes by without another silly rumor coming from the dark depths of the Toronto sports media.

Normally, I don't give two shakes of a lamb's tail about what comes out of the orifices of the mainstream mediots in that section of Canada, but TSN.ca's Darren Dreger takes the cake with this nutso conspiracy theory. Put on the tin-foil hates and lock the bomb shelter.

Theory: The Leafs are 'tanking' games to get a better draft position.

I won't call it "tanking," but some have.

A 3-2 loss to the St Louis Blues on home ice doesn't provide evidence of that, but if you scratch beneath the surface of the loss, there's a case to be made.

Jiri Tlusty's promotion to Toronto's top-line seemed a tad peculiar despite injuries to Alexei Ponikarovsky and Alex Steen. With 1 goal, 3 assists and a plus\minus of -9 in his last 27 games, did the 19 year old, who has struggled to earn a regular shift, all of sudden win over his head coach?

He won't call it tanking, and admits that one game doesn't provide proof, but he devotes an entire article to the subject. Uh-huh.