Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Islanders are aggressively shopping the rights to Dan Boyle. The Sharks received 2015 5th round pick from the Islanders earlier this month for Boyle’s rights.
“Garth’s done a great job, he’s kept us abreast of everything along the way, we understand he’s got to protect his interests,” Boyle’s agent, George Bazos, told ESPN.com. “That being said, we haven’t closed the door on talking to them. The Islanders gave Dan a lot to think about.”
Boyle will be looking for a two-year deal.
The Islanders had hoped to bring back Evgeni Nabokov, but it’s looking like that won’t happen.
“We couldn’t come to an agreement, it looks like he’s headed to July 1,” Snow said of Nabokov.
The Kings have already reached out to Marian Gaborik about a contract extension.
On Canadiens pending UFA defenseman Andrei Markov:
“No news. I don’t expect anything to happen anytime soon,” Markov’s agent, former NHLer Sergei Berezin, told ESPN.com via text Wednesday morning. “But you never know.”
Ryan Callahan’s agent:
“Good-faith talks with Tampa continue, hard to handicap at this point,” Bartlett said via email Wednesday morning
Darren Dreger: The Islanders did offer Dan Boyle a two-year deal. The dollar amount is not known, but he’ll likely get upwards of $5 million.
Howard Berger: The Maple Leafs have spoken with the Islanders about trading for Dan Boyle’s rights.
Dave Molinari: If healthy, Tomas Vokoun is a logical candidate to backup Braden Holtby in Washington.
CapGeek: @Davegisaac confirms that the Flyers will have $345,000 in bonus overages.