Cheap hole fillers

Team: 2023-24 New York Islanders

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 4, 2024

Published: Mar. 4, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Rationale for the lines

Eberle isn’t the first line RW option he once was, but he’d be a huge improvement over Lee, and it allows Brock to resume his role at C.

Engvall moves up to line 2 so the second line has at least some speed.

Lee Pageau and Holmstrom have been a line before, and they were decent together.

The new 4th line brings good defense and speed. Big improvement over having an aging Martin and Clutterbuck. They will be fine as bottom 6 fillers if an injury occurs.

The top 4 d pairs can rotate like they have been. But I like the idea of youth mixed with veterans.

The Schultz acquisition isn’t too serious. I’d like to have a 3rd RHD that’s not named Scott Mayfield. But I don’t hate Aho there. He’s filled in ok. But should the isles make the playoffs, Aho can’t make dumb mistakes.


The trades shouldn’t be too expensive. Maybe more or maybe less than I suggested. I think Eberle is certainly dealt, and Danfourth probably won’t, but I’d like for Lou to get a bottom 6 penalty killer.

Also a cheap option would be Duclair. Cheaper cap and probably would cost a mid round pick and Wahlstrom, so the isles could do that instead of Eberle.

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