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Team: 2021-22 New York Islanders

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 6, 2021

Published: Jul. 13, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

With Parise and Suter being bought out, the Islanders options for upgrades via free agency have increased. Suter can be added to my list of potential 2LD solutions, which currently includes Mike Reilly, Alec Martinez and Jake McCabe. While all three of these players are better than Suter, Suter would likely come cheaper than each of them, without a massive drop in ability or performance. For a 36 year old, Suter has proved rather durable throughout his career as well, reducing the risk that his age may lead to injury. Between Dobson and Mayfield, I don't really mind who he would be paired with - he's still a good enough 2-way player that I don't think either hypothetical pair would massively struggle on either end of the ice with him on it.

Parise on the other hand I'd be a little less thrilled about - would like to see Golyshev or even Bellows get more of a chance at 3LW. However, he'd definitely add some more skill to our middle six and management has expressed interest in him before. I wouldn't love signing him, but I would appreciate it as extra depth and a potential safety net if Golyshev/Bellows aren't legit

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