New York Islanders Next Year

Pretty realistic for the most part tbh

Bellows is waiver eligible next year so if he’s still here, they’ll have to keep him on the roster. I’d also like to see one of Komarov or Hickey traded with a pick or prospect to free up some space and hopefully sign a defenseman to play on the bottom pair with either Aho or Salo (highly doubt they will play together). But otherwise looks good.

EDIT: Didn’t see Bellows at 4C lol, he’s not really a center so I think someone like Koivula might get a chance over him at that spot

It's impossible to say who Seattle will take in the expansion draft.

7F 3D 1G

Barzal, Lee, Eberle, Nelson, Pageau & either Bellows/Bailey. Personally I'd protect Bellows the cheaper and younger of the two.

Pulock, Pelech, & either Leddy, Mayfield, Aho. This is a tough one to call I know the popular opinion is to leave Mayfield open, but Leddy's contract is 5.5.million it'd be nice to have that cap space. Aho's looked good in 2 games, but that's just it, it's been 2 games it's tough to tell how he'll do further down the line, could be a diamond in the ruff, he may not.

Varlamov, kind of no brainer since he's a goalie and they need to protect one and Sorokin doesn't need to be protected.