OTT declines. That's a late round 1st for brining in 16.5 million of cap that you can't even buy out, at a time when they are suppose to start spending on the team and start winning on their high end ECLS.
I don't see them touching that contract.

Barzal probably gets closer to Marner money but not as high

I have to imagine a bridge deal for Barzal makes the most sense. He doesn't want to take a long-term discount due to COVID (which this contract clearly is) and the Islanders can't pay him what comparable RFA's have gotten in recent years. 2-3 year bridge, maybe 6 mil makes sense. Still less than what Laine/Point/Tkachuk got last year.

Islanders best move is to move Boychuk at this point. Attaching high draft picks to him (maybe one of the seconds they got for Toews) seems to be the only way.

Probably have to move Leddy as well, I don't see him playing in the AHL.

I can only laugh at TOR paying Marner more than Barzal.

overpaid but at least they overpaid an elite player rather than third/fourth liners