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U.S. Independence Day has passed, regular 9-to-5, Monday-to-Friday schleps return to work, and the seven-day clock on the Flyers’ offer sheet to Leo Carlsson continues to count down.
(Also, in the World Cup, the U.S. Men’s National Team continues their run vs. Belgium after England devastated Mexico in Mexico City, then resumed their abuse of the rest of the world by singing Oasis songs.)
Nothing much new from the Isles…
- Rehash: Isaiah George on eyeing an NHL role this year. [Newsday | Isles]
- Around the NHL, 15 players filed for salary arbitration, the most notable being Jason Robertson, who has not been able to reach a massive extension with Dallas and refused a sign-and-trade to Seattle. At the other end of the Notability Scale, Alex Jefferies also filed for arbitration with the Isles, and I can’t imagine how that hearing would sound. [NHL]
- Technically, Jefferies filing for arbitration qualifies the Islanders for a second 48-hour buyout window. [THN] (However, a second window only applies to players whose cap hit is $4 million or higher.)
Elsewhere
- The Rangers sent their (top-10 protected) 2030 first-round pick to the Canucks for Pettersson…Marcus Pettersson. A move of mixed messages. [Athletic]
- The Capitals announced Alex Ovechkin is returning for another season, no surprise but lots of bonus money easily achieved. [NHL]
- Kypreos on who else could still be moved this summer. Like Dylan Larkin, of course. And Alexander Nikishin. And Matthew Knies? I’ve heard there was no interest in Jordan Binnington at the deadline, but maybe that’s changed. [Sportsnet]
- Kirill Marchenko is supposedly not on that list, despite earlier reports he wants out of Columbus. [TSN]
- Nashville signed their recently acquired Mavrik Bourque to a five-year extension. [TSN]
- That hard bargainer Pat Verbeek signed RFA Pavel Mintyukov — reportedly a target of possible offer sheets from several teams — to a big extension at $7.2 million, but that may only increase the pressure in Anaheim. [Sportsnet]
- He’ll never be a Stastny. [Sportsnet]
