Post Expansion Spread the Wealth

Équipe: 2021-22 Islanders de New York

Date de création initiale: 21 juill. 2021

Publié: 22 juill. 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

While I do think we may be able to squeeze Landeskog in next season, I don’t think it’s the wisest decision long term (any contract he gets will almost surely overpay him). Instead, I think we should target multiple players to use the cap space on. Reilly will create a lot of offense from the blueline and I’ve been convinced that a short term deal for Palmieri will, at worst, leave us with a defensively responsible middle-6 winger and at best, the sniper who scored 25 goals a season in New Jersey.

I’ve debated whether or not it’s a good idea to sign Parise and I ended up deciding to let him go elsewhere. Not sure what their plans with Panik, Bellows and Golyshev (and this wouldn’t be realistic if I didn’t include Komarov) are, but I feel like we have enough options internally to fill the 3LW void. Personally, I’m most interested in Anatoly Golyshev and look forward to seeing what kind of player he will be in the NHL. But while Parise has a nice ceiling in terms of what he can still be as a player at age 36, he also has an incredibly low floor. I think I’d rather assess what we currently have than go bring in yet another question mark.