"There were no reports of offer sheets, and while there have been recent rumors of the Islanders...
"There were no reports of offer sheets, and while there have been recent rumors of the Islanders and Sharks inquiring about a Kessel trade and the Islanders possibly looking at Marco Sturm, follow-ups have turned up nothing substantial."
>>NESN.com on Boston's Phil Kessel negotiations. Two things I'm certain of: 1) Kessel is the type who's worth more than he makes but less than he thinks he's worth. 2) Thanks to their cap room, the Islanders are Team X in every "could be interested" cap-relief rumor of the summer.