if you are going to trade with the Islanders

So basically, "if you are going to trade with us, you have to trade for our UFA rights and/or our garbage"

this is a post saying who the islanders could move. Let me make it simple for you:

Tier 1: Three full NTCs and one young player who was top 4 is Norris voting for 60 games through the season and brought 70 points to our depleted defense

Tier 2: 6/8 players have NTCs and the other two are our top 2 prospects. Nelson is a stud and Jefferies is near NHL-ready

Tier 3: Players with small value that could be traded in smaller moves but I don't see happening because the value they'd return is unlikely to be worth it

Tier 4: I think will be shopped then traded if there is a suitor

Tier 5: I think is gone.

Which specific player do you disagree with her? Lamoriello would never move Sorokin before his NTC kicked in. It would be ridiculous and also go against everything he has done his entire career

Then look at tier two, it is ALL NTCs. If any of these players would waive then that would change things but I don't see it.

Where do you disagree? Im aware the Islanders have crappy trade assets lol. I could see us moving a prospect not named Nelson or Jefferies and our first rounder in a trade, but we don't have much value elsewhere-- I know!

how much are the islanders willing to retain on Lee?

I think one of the goalie almost have to be gone...

The Islanders need the extra help out front and if an 8.5 million dollar Sorokin can't handle the workload an 8.5 mill goalie should be able to handle, then he should be gone instead of Varlamov

I also see Romanov and Cizikas being shopped, each have value, but got the feeling Lou wants to know how much

Finally, I think all prospect are on the table... Lou knows the Islanders aren't good enough compared to the Hurricanes of the world so they need to improve, what better way than via trade?

So let's make a deal:

Pageau ($5M × 2 years - 31 years old)
82GP, 11G, 22A, 33P, 55.4 FO%
EV: 12:29, 44.16 GF%, 46.54 xGF%
PP: 1:31, 1.0 P/60
PK: 1:54, 7.94 GA/60, 8.40 xGA/60

Evans ($1.7M × 1 year - 27 years old)
82GP, 7G, 21A, 28P, 52.2 FO%
EV: 12:42, 44.74 GF%, 44.07 xGF%
PP: n/a
PK: 3:10, 9.32 GA/60, 10.74 xGA/60

You get a cheaper and younger replacement for Pageau (frees up $3.3M to invest elsewhere).

We get a local player and some sort of compensation for the contract.