- Hey, there’s a mild bit of Islanders news! The the team’s modest summer cap crunch has become a little clearer now that one of their RFAs has re-signed…In no surprise at all, Oliver Wahlstrom and the Islanders “avoided” arbitration, agreeing to a one-year, $1 million deal that he may or may not earn on Long Island. [THN]The team announcement was appropriately, strictly factual. [Isles]The Isles also re-signed defenseman Dennis Cholowski, primarily for Bridgeport but he’ll make the minimum if/when recalled to the NHL.Man, you had to be there, but Ray Ferraro’s performances against the Capitals in the 1993 playoffs were something else. Before the D*le H*nter cheapshot on Pierre Turgeon in the series clincher, Ferraro’s exploits were the story. [Isles]As usual, the Islanders will have among the fewest travel miles to log in 2024-25.The owner of Phoenix’s NBA and WNBA teams says the city should have NHL hockey again, too. [Sportsnet]If John Tavares loses his tax fight with Canada, that could affect which big-ticket UFAs choose Canadian teams. Lemme get a tissue. [Athletic]Travis Konecny gets eight years, $70 million and six years of no-trade from the Flyers. [Sportsnet]Ukko Pekka-Luukkonen is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day, and also if you want to know who just got a five-year extension to tend goal for the Sabres. [Sportsnet]
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