Metro Notes: Islanders’ Marchenko Interest, Brown, Provorov

By Ethan Hetu | at September 30, 2026 2:42 pm The New York Islanders attempted to acquire star forward Kirill Marchenko from the Columbus Blue Jackets before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, reports Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic. According to LeBrun, the Islanders “were confident they could extend” Marchenko in the event they finalized a trade for him. LeBrun asked Islanders GM Mathieu Darche about his team’s interest in Marchenko, and Darche could not confirm his team’s interest, instead saying “every time there’s a good player available, we make calls. He’s a good player. I thought he…