Hello, LHHers! You might be watching the Olympics, or at the beach, or hiking away from the godforsaken digital dystopia and taking a break from arguing whether Maxim Tsyplakov is a potential top-six winger.
And that’s just as well. Not a ton going on in the NHL world, nor in the Lou Cone of Silence. But here are some things:
- Another one for the “Sure Wahlstrom is signed, but is he likely to be here in October?” files. [Post]
- Because there’s nothing else happening: Anthony Duclair makes a Ryan Pulock-like save in the summer league. [THN]
- This could be you: The Isles have an opening for strength and conditioning coach. [TeamworkOnline]
- Speaking of such cases, Martin Necas agreed to a two-year deal with the Hurricanes, avoiding an arbitration hearing…does that mean his implied trade preference is no more? [TSN]
- Calder runner-up Brock Faber re-signs with Minnesota for eight years, $68 million. That’s a lot, but he’s young and good. [NHL]
- Patrik Laine has exited the player assistance program, enabling potential trade suitors to talk to him and heating up trade possibilities. [Athletic]
- Sad news: Former Senators assistant Bob Jones dies of ALS. He was just 54. [Sportsnet]
- Martin St. Louis, who requested a trade out of Tampa Bay because his boss’s boss didn’t pick him for the Olympic team, says he thinks Steven Stamkos’s departure from Tampa will be good for him. [NHL]
- Toronto hopes hiring Craig Berube and signing actual defensemen might change the narrative there. [NHL]
- “Seek playoff return” and “addition of Kevin Hayes” are not two things that typically go together in the year of our Bossy, 2024. But Penguins are in that place. [NHL]
