The Trashmen Are Here To Collect

Team: 2022-23 New York Islanders

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 13, 2022

Published: Jun. 14, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Let's try something different to fill the holes we know the Islanders have. Nothing sexy at all with these deals - nothing at all, lemme tell you.

TRADES
-St. Louis fans want Marco Scandella gone. He's an LD with experience and can't be worse than the Chara/Greene monster we rolled out at LD2 so many nights this year, right? His possession numbers are terrible the last couple years but he still had positive GF/GA numbers when paired with good D like Parayko, Faulk, or Dunn. St. Louis throws in a mid-round pick for doing them the favor of taking him off their hands.

-Seattle has said they're into moves for veterans. Reunite Bails with Ebs and get another mid-round pick in the process - Seattle might not be a floor team, but I think everyone can appreciate only paying $7M in salary for $10M in cap hit over the next 2 seasons.

-Wanted to try something different here. The Devils are about an extra hour west of UBS arena so I can't imagine Varly having them on his NTC - and they need a goalie. The Islanders replace Bailey's middle 6 with the younger, cheaper Tatar and get a guy who had sneakily strong possession numbers up and down the Devils lineup. Jersey throws in a 2nd next year to clear Tatar off their books *and* get a serious upgrade in goal.

Didn't go crazy with signings - the only real hole left is backup goalie, and I think Scott Wedgewood would be a bargain at 2x$1.75M. Anyone that can put up decent numbers in Arizona this year has some potential to unlock, I feel.

I still think that with a new coach and a full summer of rest, this team will be able to come back refreshed and return to contention next year without having to sell the farm for a Fiala or DeBrincat this summer. But, if you need an extra spark, you've still got $3M+ and have restocked some extra mid-round picks for trade deadline ammo.

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