Lou Must Go New GM

Created by: Nightowl26

Team: 2023-24 New York Islanders

Initial Creation Date: May 10, 2023

Published: May 11, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Lou move up to Hockey Operations. Isles hire new young GM.

Bailey retires when management informs him he will not be on the big club roster, that he would be in Bridgeport for his last year.
Clutterbuck retires when management informs him he would only be an extra on the big club roster.

Isles move their Captain in Lee as new GM tries to bring in more youth and speed to the lineup. This is what happens year 1 of the new regime.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Krygier, Christian		1	$775,000
Pivonka, Jacob		1	$775,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Wahlstrom, Oliver	2	$1,200,000
Wilde, Bode	1	$775,000
Skarek, Jakub	1	$775,000
Jenkins, Blade	1	$820,000
Adams, Collin	1	$815,000
Bolduc, Samuel	2	$850,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bardreau, Cole	1	$775,000
Wotherspoon, Parker	1	$775,000
Clifton, Connor	3	$2,250,000
Hill, Adin	2	$1,500,000
Bunting, Michael	3	$3,500,000
Wood, Miles	3	$3,000,000

Trades

NYI

Johnson, Reese

CHI

Koivula, Otto
Lee, Anders ($3,500,000 retained)
2024 2nd round pick (NYI)

Additional Details:

Lee play on Bedard line, big net present. Will give protect and more room for Bedard in the offensive zone. Lee scores over 25 easy on Bedard's line. Isles pay 50% of Lee's contract. Plus Chicago gets a 24 yr old 6'4 220 LW/C to help with rebuild.

NYI

Iafallo, Alex

LAK

Aho, Sebastian
Holmström, Simon
2025 2nd round pick (NYI)
2025 4th round pick (NYI)

Additional Details:

Iafallo has 1 yr left on $4M deal. Isles give up young promising Holmstrom (cheap), Aho good puck moving LD and 2 additional draft picks. This helps LA save some cap space. Plus players like Turcotte, Laferriere and Madden in minors should get a hard look to make club.

Buyouts

Rick DiPietro: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

Anders Lee: $3,500,000 (50%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$82,500,000	$0	$0	$1,000,000

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Iafallo, Alex $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Horvat, Bo $8,500,000$8,500,000 C NTC UFA - 8	Barzal, Mathew $9,150,000$9,150,000 C, RW UFA - 8
Bunting, Michael $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW UFA - 3	Nelson, Brock $6,000,000$6,000,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Palmieri, Kyle $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Wood, Miles $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW UFA - 6	Pageau, Jean-Gabriel $5,000,000$5,000,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3	Wahlstrom, Oliver $1,200,000$1,200,000 RW RFA - 1
Martin, Matt $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Cizikas, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 C UFA - 4	Fasching, Hudson $775,000$775,000 RW UFA - 2
Johnston, Ross $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Pelech, Adam $5,750,000$5,750,000 LD NTC UFA - 6	Dobson, Noah $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD RFA - 2	Sorokin, Ilya $4,000,000$4,000,000 G UFA - 1
Romanov, Alexander $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD RFA - 2	Pulock, Ryan $6,150,000$6,150,000 RD NTC UFA - 7	Hill, Adin $1,500,000$1,500,000 G UFA - 2
Bolduc, Samuel $850,000$850,000 LD RFA - 2	Clifton, Connor $2,250,000$2,250,000 RD UFA - 3
Wotherspoon, Parker $775,000$775,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Bailey, Josh $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW, C UFA - 1
		Clutterbuck, Cal $1,750,000$1,750,000 RW UFA - 1

Top Comments

May 11, 2023 at 12:55 a.m.

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

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Iafallo has TWO seasons left on his deal, which makes him a little more appealing to you. Nevertheless, that's an odd package for him. I think we'd be satisfied with your 2024 second, Samuel Bolduc (at 27, Aho is a little mature for us and probably doesn't have Bolduc's upside) and your 2023 fourth; Holmstrom isn't necessary either on value or fit, in my opinion, because we have an excess of forwards and forward prospects and an Arvidsson-like return is sufficient for Iafallo. (Of course, I'd prefer your 2023 second but having given up your 2023 first and 2023 third, I don't see how you can do that.)

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May 11, 2023 at 1:01 a.m.

Nightowl26

Joined: Apr. 2021

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Thanks for your comments. My bad, I thought he had 1 year left. I don't think I'd give up Bolduc - He's a big body young Dman with a good shot. Would you do Holmstrom, Salo and a 2nd in 2025. Like you said, Lou ready screwed us by moving most of our top picks.

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May 11, 2023 at 1:45 a.m.

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