from Matt Porter of the Boston Globe,

- The NHL keeps getting younger, and younger players keep getting paid. Philadelphia’s Joel Farabee, who was a freshman at Boston University three years ago, signed a six-year, $30 million contract Thursday. Farabee, 21, is one of six players who will be 22 or younger on opening night (Oct. 12) and earning $5 million or more against the cap. The others, according to CapFriendly: Colorado D Cale Makar (22, $9 million), Dallas D Miro Heiskanen (22, $8.45 million), Carolina wing Andrei Svechnikov (21, $7.75 million), New Jersey C Nico Hischier (22, $7.25 million), and Carolina or Montreal C/LW Jesperi Kotkaniemi (21, $6.1 million).

- If Lou Lamoriello has his way, we’ll never get an explanation as to why he waited all summer to announce a spate of Islanders re-signings: Kyle Palmieri (four years, $20 million), Anthony Beauvillier (three years, $12.45 million), Casey Cizikas (six years, $15 million), and Ilya Sorokin (three years, $12 million). The Cizikas deal keeps a fourth-liner on the books through age 36.

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