The talking period has begun for Robin Lehner and Anders Lee to speak with other teams. On July 1 they will be able to sign with teams other than the New York Islanders. Fans of opposing teams have already begun adding Lee and Lehner to their hypothetical rosters and Islander fans have already started writing them off the way that they were forced to write off Tavares.
This situation seems entirely different than the Tavares dilemma, however. Both Lee and Lehner actually want to come back to the Island. The issue is in pay, as Eyes on Isles writer Matt O’Leary outlined Sunday afternoon.