from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- Will Mark Hunter be joining Lamoriello in mid-July when he’s allowed to sign with another NHL team? “There’s nothing going on at this time,” Hunter told me. I asked if the key words were “at this time.” He just laughed. I asked Lamoriello about Hunter, whom he greatly admires. Lamoriello giggled. He also giggled, for the record, first time I asked him about him going to the Islanders.

- Washington lost Karl Alzner, Justin Williams, Nate Schmidt, Kevin Shattenkirk and Marcus Johansson from last year’s Capitals team and became a better team. Weird.

a few more hockey notes including John Tavares talk...