https://www.msn.com/en-us...l-free-agency/ar-AA1HNDAr

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/five-best-signings-from-the-first-day-of-nhl-free-agency/ar-AA1HNDAr
- ses111

I’m not really understanding how Larry Brooks can report that the Rangers have interest in Vladislav Gavrikov and then voila it’s not even an hour into free agency and they sign him. There’s an obvious problem with tampering, but it’s a slippery slope I guess. If any team went after the Rangers player and poached them Larry Brooks would have an article written the next day about tampering.

Plus a second and a player. Are they seeing something the rest of us aren't?
- PeteM

And Scott Morrow is a very good prospect.

Rangers fleeced them, although in fairness I'd say that I have somewhat high competence that Carolina can turn Miller into a solid NHL'er. He's got the toolset, he just needs to be better defensively.

And Scott Morrow is a very good prospect.

Rangers fleeced them, although in fairness I'd say that I have somewhat high competence that Carolina can turn Miller into a solid NHL'er. He's got the toolset, he just needs to be better defensively.
- Gabe Athaus

And Burns is prob leaving

And Burns is prob leaving
- kindlyrick

Re-reading my post and seeing that I said "...somewhat high competence" is a very ironic typo

Canadian Hockey League
@CHLHockey
18m
With the first overall pick in the 2025 #CHLImportDraft, the @Kelowna_Rockets have selected 🇨🇿 forward and @NYIslanders prospect Tomas Poletin!

This was interesting to see. Isles 4th round pick was the 1st player selected in the CHL import draft and now Kelowna holds his rights. Don't know a ton about him obviously, but that's gotta be good news for the Isles that he was taken before any other non-North American player.

Canadian Hockey League
@CHLHockey
18m
With the first overall pick in the 2025 #CHLImportDraft, the @Kelowna_Rockets have selected 🇨🇿 forward and @NYIslanders prospect Tomas Poletin!

This was interesting to see. Isles 4th round pick was the 1st player selected in the CHL import draft and now Kelowna holds his rights. Don't know a ton about him obviously, but that's gotta be good news for the Isles that he was taken before any other non-North American player.
- Gabe Athaus

The isles picks have been praised by most of the hockey world. Super exciting. If they decide to launch at the deadline they could pile up first round picks in an apparent deep draft.

Elliott’s Friedman tweeting Nick Leddy on waivers. I would..

Elliott’s Friedman tweeting Nick Leddy on waivers. I would..
- kindlyrick

Interesting. He's 34 yr old with a cap hit of $4 MM. He's in the last season of his contract, but he has a 16-team no trade list.

https://puckpedia.com/team/st-louis-blues

He might be worth a shot for one season.

Player we got from Montreal in the Dobson trade should sign today

https://x.com/BulldogsOHL...tatus/1940466445579964645

Isles get Shabanov

Stefen Rosner

Can confirm.

Came down to #Isles, #NYR & PHI. Was neck and neck.

Shabanov coming to LI.

Player we got from Montreal in the Dobson trade should sign today
- nyisles7

For 2 years. Haven't seen a number yet.

Isles get Shabanov

Stefen Rosner

Can confirm.

Came down to #Isles, #NYR & PHI. Was neck and neck.

Shabanov coming to LI.
- kindlyrick

We beat the Rangers on a player. When is the last offseason we have made this many moves?

We beat the Rangers on a player. When is the last offseason we have made this many moves?

- ses111

This is a different animal. I’m not used to it.

For 2 years. Haven't seen a number yet.
- PeteM

1.1 per.

Isles get Shabanov

Stefen Rosner

Can confirm.

Came down to #Isles, #NYR & PHI. Was neck and neck.

Shabanov coming to LI.
- kindlyrick

ISLANDERS SIGN SHABANOV



EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (July 2, 2025) – The New York Islanders have signed forward Maxim Shabanov to a one-year, entry-level contract.



Shabanov, 24, averaged over a point-per-game with 67 (23 goals and 44 assists) in 65 games last season with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He set career highs in points, assists and plus-minus rating (+17). The Chelyabinsk, Russia, native added 20 points (10 goals and 10 assists) in 21 playoff games, as Traktor advanced to the Gagarin Cup Final. He led the KHL in playoff goals and plus-minus rating (+14).



In 207 career regular season games over parts of four seasons with Chelyabinsk, Shabanov has scored 150 points (67 goals and 83 assists). He’s added 31 points (13 goals and 18 assists) in 36 KHL playoff games.



On the international stage, Shabanov represented his country at the 2017 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and the 2016 U17 World Hockey Challenge, where he won bronze.