Team: 2022-23 New York Islanders

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 28, 2022

Published: May 3, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Trades seem more than fair. Vegas is retaining $1 mil in salary, but still clearing $2 mil off the cap overall. Colorado gets (1)Beau, who could explode the way Kadri did on that team, (2) Bellows cheap re-sign for 2-3 years, (3) Bolduc cheap like Bellows and playable on bottom 6 for now with potential to be a 2nd or 3rd pair guy for his career and 2 good draft picks. The Avs could end up being close to the cap so this would be beneficial if they let Kadri go.

Moving forward, Pac can re-sign at significantly less money to stay. That money keeps everyone else intact along with a likely (yearly) cap increase.

Oh and the Barzal on the wing move...worked for him his rookie season when put with Tavares and Lee. Instead of finding him wingers and spending money and picks to get that golden young piece, just make HIM that piece and put him with Lee and Nelson. It's a stretch to throw in Raty in that open spot at 3C, but it can be filled in a few ways if he is not ready. Cizikas can bump up to 3C because he does have more offensive ability than we give him credit for and Czarnik can be the 4C.

My only worry cap-wise would be for the 23-24 season having to re-sign Toews, Sorokin and Raty (not worried about him). Palmieri would have to go and we'd have to pray for a decent $4 mil - $5 mil cap increase to bring all 3 back.

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