Yesterday, Carolina signed Ryan Suzuki (so there's your London, Ontario content) and Ronan Seeley.

There hasn't been a trade of any player under NHL contract since Dakota Joshua failed to impress Leafs fans.

The full list of arbitration filings, and the result or hearing date so far:

https://puckpedia.com/news/11-players-file-arbitration

Nick Robertson's hearing is August 3, the final day.

(Whoops, a thing happened)

Three days after Robertson signs a contract or has one awarded via a hearing the Leafs have a 48 hr period where they may buyout a player if their cap hit is greater than $4 million. Which is nobody really.

Bruce Cassidy, Peter DeBoer, and Rick Tocchet to join Jon Cooper on Canada’s Olympic coaching staff | TSN
Hockey Canada has added a wealth of coaching experience on the bench by naming Bruce Cassidy, Peter DeBoer, and Rick Tocchets as assistants to Jon Cooper for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano, Italy, on Monday.
TSNThe Canadian Press
Five potential trade destinations for veteran defender Erik Karlsson
For the third time in his career, Erik Karlsson seems on the verge of a move to a new NHL club.
Sportsnet.caSonny Sachdeva

Yes we are at speculative Erik Karlsson trade season.

This is so good, and RMNB is an ad-supported independent blog, so turn off the adblocker to read the wisdom of a talented player:

Matvei Michkov describes his disbelief when he was first told to dump and chase: ‘I’d hit the ice and still do my own thing’
Matvei Michkov experienced a bit of a culture shock when he arrived in North America from the KHL last season. The Philadelphia…
RMNBPeter Hassett

That's all for now. Maybe someone will do a thing, but I bet they won't.

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