*Well, the Maxim Shabanov dream (?) is dead, as the Russian forward elected to sign with the Islanders. Enjoy Long Island, I guess. [THN]
*Anyhoo, back to guys who want to be here: Porter Martone hit the ice at dev camp, and boy is it going to be fun to see what this kid turns into. [BSH]
*Related, here are the main guys you’re going to want to pay attention to as development camp rolls on. [BSH]
*Let’s take a little time to close out the Thoughts on Danny Briere’s July 1 activities: if you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website, you can check out his thoughts on all the moves GMDB made.