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Created by: dannibalcorpse
Team: 2022-23 New York Islanders
Initial Creation Date: May 11, 2022
Published: May 11, 2022
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
TRADES:

1 - Still trying to find a home for Josh Bailey, since full retention for 2 years is almost identical to his buyout cost and you skip the 2 extra years of $1.1M penalty. Pittsburgh is looking at having 5 of their top 12 forwards going UFA this summer, and some of them aren't coming back. Bailey at 2x$2.5M gives them better production than they could get for that price in UFA, and lines up with their veteran core age-wise. Pittsburgh sends back an LD prospect they don't have room for right now (unless they find a way to move one of Dumo/Pettersson/Matheson) and moves up from a pick around 120ish to a pick around 60ish for their troubles.

2 - Washington makes a strong choice on their current goalie duo, putting their chips behind Ilya Samsonov and bringing in Semyon Varlamov to do for another Russian goalie what he helped do for Ilya Sorokin. Isles retain to help the Caps' cap, and for their troubles get a solid backup in Vanecek that they sign to a 2x$2M RFA bridge deal. Picks are here because I'm not sure which side would need to add, if either?

3 - Minnesota deals from a position of strength (they have 4 NHL-level LD & Carson Lambos signed for next season) and gets back a young, cost-controlled forward to help navigate the upcoming Buyout Years

4/5 - Panik didn't really get a fair shake here this season, did he? Treating Arizona like a placeholder here - he's already 50% retained from Detroit, so a lower tier squad can pick his contract up, play him regularly, and flip him with cheap retention for a pick at the TDL. Not super important to move him, but would like to see him get some regular ice time somewhere! Arizona also sends back the conditional 3rd rounder from the Ladd deal at some point.

SIGNINGS
Keep all the RFAs - bridge deal for Dobson, pay him in a couple years when some of the $5M forwards start falling off the payroll. Koivula gets some run to see if he's worth a damn, Salo and POJ fight it out for LD3 where you can give them the Dobson sheltering treatment while they get their feet under them, everyone else hangs around in Bridgeport as depth. Kept Grant Hutton as a solid "first man up" D and Ken Appleby has put up some sneaky good numbers in the last 2 seasons in the org - keep him as 3rd goalie so you don't have to rush Skarek in case of an injury.

UFA-wise, there's not a ton of room to move - a lot of this lineup is set after the trades. I think Valeri Nichushkin should be a strong target this summer - very good two-way player, feel like he'll fit in with whatever coach we wind up hiring. I like putting him on as the defensive minded first liner with Barzal and Wahlstrom. Jakub Zboril is a really interesting possibility to me - worth taking a flyer on as a 7th D since he can play both sides and slide up wherever necessary. He put up solid numbers before getting hurt in Boston last season, and will be 10 months out from his ACL tear by the time the season starts.

ROAST AWAY BABIES
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$900,000
2$4,500,000
2$750,000
2$750,000
2$900,000
2$800,000
2$900,000
2$2,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$850,000
2$850,000
5$5,500,000
2$900,000
Trades
1.
NYI
  1. Joseph, Pierre-Olivier [RFA Rights]
  2. 2022 4th round pick (PIT)
PIT
  1. Bailey, Josh ($2,500,000 retained)
  2. 2022 2nd round pick (COL)
2.
NYI
  1. Vanecek, Vitek [RFA Rights]
  2. 2022 3rd round pick (WSH)
WSH
  1. Varlamov, Semyon ($2,500,000 retained)
  2. 2022 3rd round pick (NYI)
3.
4.
NYI
  1. 2022 5th round pick (ARI)
5.
NYI
  1. 2023 3rd round pick (NYI)
ARI
    Ladd trade condition returns this pick if Ladd retires or plays one (1) professional game in 2022-23
    Buyouts
    Retained Salary Transactions
    DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
    2022
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    2023
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    2024
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    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    23$82,500,000$80,914,963$245,796$1,287,500$1,585,037
    Left WingCentreRight Wing
    $5,500,000$5,500,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 8
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    $7,000,000$7,000,000
    C, RW
    UFA - 1
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    $894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$537,500$538K)
    RW
    RFA - 1
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    $7,000,000$7,000,000
    LW
    NTC
    UFA - 4
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    $6,000,000$6,000,000
    C, LW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 3
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    $4,150,000$4,150,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 2
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    $750,000$750,000 (Performance Bonus$750,000$750K)
    LW
    UFA - 1
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    $5,000,000$5,000,000
    C
    M-NTC
    UFA - 4
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    $5,000,000$5,000,000
    RW, LW
    NTC
    UFA - 3
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    $750,000$750,000
    LW, RW, C
    UFA - 2
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    $2,500,000$2,500,000
    C
    UFA - 5
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    $1,750,000$1,750,000
    RW
    UFA - 2
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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    $5,750,000$5,750,000
    LD
    NTC
    UFA - 7
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    $6,150,000$6,150,000
    RD
    NTC
    UFA - 8
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    $4,000,000$4,000,000
    G
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Minnesota Wild
    $1,125,000$1,125,000
    LD/RD
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
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    $4,500,000$4,500,000
    RD
    RFA - 3
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    $900,000$900,000
    LD
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the New York Islanders
    $1,450,000$1,450,000
    RD
    UFA - 1
    $2,000,000$2,000,000
    G
    UFA - 3
    ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
    $900,000$900,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the New York Islanders
    $1,500,000$1,500,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the New York Islanders
    $1,100,000$1,100,000
    LW
    UFA - 4

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    May 11, 2022 at 10:42 p.m.
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    COL easily matches that Nichushkin offer and income tax in COL is half of that in NY meaning more take home pay to stay put
    May 11, 2022 at 10:51 p.m.
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    Where is POJ? Buried?
    May 11, 2022 at 10:54 p.m.
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    Quoting: McRanteskog
    COL easily matches that Nichushkin offer and income tax in COL is half of that in NY meaning more take home pay to stay put


    I keep hearing about the Avs wanting to be careful about long term spending with MacKinnon needing a deal in a year - I figured they keep one out of Burakovsky/Nichushkin and unfortunately let the other one walk. Not saying there's no way they can make both work, just that I'd be surprised to see them spend ~$6-7M each on those 2. If they keep Nichushkin, swap Burakovsky in his spot and pretend that I didn't retain as much on Varlamov to make the cap work.
    May 11, 2022 at 10:56 p.m.
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    Quoting: joshelkin
    Where is POJ? Buried?


    Thew him in BPT - if I was running things, I would put Salo in as LD3 on opening night and let POJ get 20 minutes a night in Bridgeport. I think Salo is the better player right now but POJ has the potential to step up into Kulikov's spot at LD2 in 2023-24, and I would want him to get used to playing all situations. Brent Thompson couldn't develop a forward to save his life, but he's shown a pretty good knack at developing defensemen, and I think it makes sense to stick the higher potential guy with him.
    May 11, 2022 at 10:57 p.m.
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    Quoting: dannibalcorpse
    I keep hearing about the Avs wanting to be careful about long term spending with MacKinnon needing a deal in a year - I figured they keep one out of Burakovsky/Nichushkin and unfortunately let the other one walk. Not saying there's no way they can make both work, just that I'd be surprised to see them spend ~$6-7M each on those 2. If they keep Nichushkin, swap Burakovsky in his spot and pretend that I didn't retain as much on Varlamov to make the cap work.


    They keep Nichushkin and Kuemper, Burakovsky and Kadri walk.
    Year 2 EJ and Comphers deals are off the books and there’s plenty of cap space to resign MacKinnon
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