Dude tell me about it, its almost frustrating trying to fit him on teams

I think the Islanders going with a 30 man playoff roster instead of 31 and leaving Bellows out... OUCH... that said a lot about how little they value him.
But the BIGGER ISSUE for me is that Komarov has TWO seasons left on his deal. If it were one season, it's a YES from Ottawa. But two... I don't think they do it.

Fair enough. I too wonder why they didn't bring him along. Like, you don't need to play him, you just gotta bring him along.

Yep. It feels like a pretty big "we don't see you as part of our future". I hope for his sake he's traded because it'd be very hard to show up for camp not thinking about it.
Happy to see Pageau's continued success in the playoffs. Not even mad you're making that 2nd round pick worth less. Go ISLES.

make Barzal bridge deal 2 million less

I think Isles fans worry too much about making cap room. On the surface it looks dire, but the situation isn't as bad as it seems.

Leddy is absolutely worth a 2nd rounder or better to a contender that needs a top four puck moving LHD in his prime. It only takes two or more teams to want a player for the value to go higher (see JGP)
Komarov is signed for two more years, but he's an effective bottom six F making about market cap. His actual salary is 1.5m and 2m after his bonus is paid this offseason and he won't have to be protected. A money conscious team with young players that wants to add a mentor with grit and two way play should be interested. The biggest obstacle isn't his contract, it's his 7 team NTC.
Ladd is the one contract you pay someone to take, or just LTIR him.
Boychuck is still useable and with limited minutes is more than fine. He's a good buffer to ease Dobson into the NHL, and at some point will end up on LTIR.