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Created by: Tommybarzy

Team: 2024-25 New York Islanders

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 10, 2024

Published: Mar. 10, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Islanders need to buyout Lee. He can't keep up with the top six and is paid way too much money to play bottom 6.

I'm giving Iskhakov every chance to break in to the top 6, but if he's not cut out send him down and move every LW up a line.

Sprong (4x$4M) is all offense and puts up great numbers in 4th line minutes + power play time. Great add even though Detroit might look to keep him, and is a long term Palmieri replacement. Makes more sense for islanders than a big Guentzel signing imo.

Duclair (1x$3M) is having a down year, (on pace for like 30 points before his big game with SJS). Familiar with Roy's system and brings speed. Give him a 1 year deal to see if he works out and to make sure there is enough money to resign Dobson+Romanov next year.

Beauvillier (1x$1M) has struggled to find a home, but is best friends with Barzal and close with the rest of the team. Bringing him in to boost morale after the buyout of the captain, and also for Iskhakov insurance. If Isk can't stick, Beau can play up and down the lineup (not at all a top six forward but at least he's familiar with how the Islander's top 6 plays). Plays with speed and if he's in a bottom 6 role with Cizikas/MacLean, hopefully he can regain his form as a quick forechecker.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Holmström, Simon	2	$1,500,000
MacLean, Kyle	3	$850,000
Iskhakov, Ruslan	2	$850,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Reilly, Mike	2	$1,500,000
Sprong, Daniel	4	$4,000,000
Duclair, Anthony	1	$3,000,000
Beauvillier, Anthony	1	$1,000,000

Trades

NYI

Glass, Cody

Additional Details:

Not too familiar with Glass or his game, but has only played 36 games this year and is scratched following Nashville's trade deadline acquisitions.

Nashville takes on only 2.5 from Pageau to Glass plus Wahlstrom (around 900k at most)

NSH

Pageau, Jean-Gabriel
Wahlstrom, Oliver [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

Trotz loved Pageau as Isles coach, gets Wahlstrom as a reclamation project.

Islanders clear Pageau money this year and next. I'm willing to add up to a 3rd to get his money off the books.

Buyouts

Rick DiPietro: $0
Anders Lee: $2,875,000

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$87,700,000	$86,700,000	$0	$0	$1,000,000

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Barzal, Mathew $9,150,000$9,150,000 C, RW M-NTC UFA - 7	Horvat, Bo $8,500,000$8,500,000 C NTC UFA - 7	Sprong, Daniel $4,000,000$4,000,000 RW, LW UFA
Iskhakov, Ruslan $850,000$850,000 C RFA	Nelson, Brock $6,000,000$6,000,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Palmieri, Kyle $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Duclair, Anthony $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA	Cizikas, Casey $2,500,000$2,500,000 C UFA - 3	Holmström, Simon $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW RFA
Engvall, Pierre $3,000,000$3,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 6	MacLean, Kyle $850,000$850,000 LW, C RFA	Fasching, Hudson $775,000$775,000 RW UFA - 1
Beauvillier, Anthony $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW UFA	Glass, Cody $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Pelech, Adam $5,750,000$5,750,000 LD NTC UFA - 5	Dobson, Noah $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD RFA - 1	Sorokin, Ilya $8,250,000$8,250,000 G NMC UFA - 8
Romanov, Alexander $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD RFA - 1	Pulock, Ryan $6,150,000$6,150,000 RD NTC UFA - 6	Varlamov, Semyon $2,750,000$2,750,000 G NTC UFA - 3
Reilly, Mike $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD UFA	Mayfield, Scott $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD NTC UFA - 6
Bolduc, Samuel $800,000$800,000 LD RFA - 1

Mar. 10 at 6:07 p.m.

gmgb

Joined: Jun. 2017

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Hard pass from NSH on the trade.

I wouldn't be surprised if they sign Beauvillier to a similar contract before NYI gets the chance to, if he's a good fit with the Preds down the stretch,

Mar. 11 at 12:33 p.m.

tm0000

Joined: Jul. 2018

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Lee seems to be doing just fine with JGP and Palms. He's no longer worth $7MM for his on ice contributions, but that's what happens on these long term deals. I question whether buying him out is worth the hit just to replace him with Sprong and Duclair. If Lee is being bought out, it better be because they're adding a bonafide top line wing, not a couple of middle 6 jabronis.

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