You know what, imma come in here with a hot take and say that the current storm is causing some significant damage to the ice! JAC Daniel's has no more fucks to give.
ANYWAYS, reason being, when I look at worldview, there is a whole lot of ice dispersion going on with so much of the fragmented ice being pushed into water that's already trending 5c+ above the norm. I'm not trying to say or claim this is close to the GAC, however I do think that the damage being imparted right now.
The most notable regions being Chukchi and East Siberian Seas. Plus, given the storm's location, I do think it's just kicking what it can into the peripheral open water; at the same time, the relative heat has been unrelenting in the areas outside the low, causing further melting to already weak ice.
This year is still a complete wildcard, but the current storm has lasted longer and been more powerful than what I originally thought. Granted I take what everyone here has to say into account, but I do think that going into July this storm will have left a mark.
It should also be noted that the temps in Canada have been pretty impressive too. Just blue ice as far as the eye can see.