Several NHL teams have issued qualifying offers (QOs) to restricted free agents (RFAs) ahead of the July 1 deadline, while some players were not extended QOs and will become unrestricted free agents (UFAs). The Carolina Hurricanes issued QOs to Skyler Brind'Amour, Domenick Fensore, Noel Gunler, Ronan Seeley, and Ryan Suzuki, with Anttoni Honka, Yaniv Perets, and Ty Smith becoming UFAs. The Calgary Flames extended offers to six players including Morgan Frost and Connor Zary, but did not qualify goaltenders Connor Murphy and Waltteri Ignatjew. The San Jose Sharks issued QOs to Thomas Bordeleau, Danil Gushchin, and Jack Thompson, while eight players including Nolan Burke and Noah Gregor became UFAs. The Anaheim Ducks did not qualify Isac Lundestrom, Brett Leason, and Josh Lopina but extended offers to Lukas Dostal, Mason McTavish, and others. The Columbus Blue Jackets did not extend a QO to defenseman Jordan Harris and three other defensemen. The New Jersey Devils declined QOs for Nolan Foote, Santeri Hatakka, and Isaac Poulter but tendered offers to Cody Glass and Luke Hughes. The Winnipeg Jets made offers to seven players including Tyrel Bauer and Dylan Samberg, while Simon Lundmark and Mason Shaw were not qualified. The Buffalo Sabres extended QOs to five players including Ryan McLeod and Devon Levi. The New York Islanders signed Russian forward Maxim Shabanov to a one-year entry-level contract after he recorded 67 points in 65 KHL games last season. Shabanov reportedly chose the Islanders over the Philadelphia Flyers due to a guaranteed role. In salary arbitration developments, eleven players have elected for salary arbitration, including Islanders' Maxim Tsyplakov and Marc Gatcomb, Jets' Dylan Samberg and Gabriel Vilardi, Blackhawks' Arvid Söderblom, Maple Leafs' Nick Robertson, and Kaapo Kakko of the Seattle Kraken. Arbitration deadlines are approaching, with teams having until July 6 to exercise club-elected arbitration options. The arbitration process is often used as leverage in contract negotiations, with many cases settled before hearings.