By not receiving qualifying offers from the Islanders, Sean Bergenheim and Jeff Tambellini will become unrestricted free agents on July 1. It appeared for a while now as though Bergie’s best chance to be better will likely have to come somewhere else. He was a grinder for the Islanders but was very inconsistent. His time had come. Tambellini was almost a certainty to be let go. The team never really used him and often overlooked him when they needed a body on the ice. Look for his father, Steve Tambellini, to potentially swoop him up to play for him in Edmonton.
By extending qualifying offers to Matt Moulson, Rob Schremp, Dustin Kohn, Dylan Reese and Nathan Lawson, the Islanders hold on to their rights.
And as Islanders rumors go: The Islanders have been trying to land a scoring winger and have had talks with the Panters about Stephen Weiss. Also look to the Islanders to make a UFA play for Stempniak. Also on Bobby Ryan: Talks have slowed after he reportedly turned down 20+ over 5 years...There is a very real chance Ryan could be given an offer sheet I am told. Teams who may get in on Ryan are Minnesota, Buffalo, NY Islanders, Ottawa. This all according to Hockeybuzz.com.
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