we're walking Beauvillier to UFA and overpaying palmieri, greene and zajac? Seems like pretty bad asset management - maybe for once the isles should lock up a young player long term and stop overpaying washed up vets.

This is not preferable - this is a scenario that is if Lou can't get Ladd to LTIR.

Palmieri @ 3.5 is overpayment? Zajac @ 1.25 is an overpayment?
Greene @ 2.75 is because he earned 2 million bonuses this year and due to LTIR - bonuses get tacked on the following year.

Beau goes to arbitration there will be a 1 year and 2-year award. I think 4 m will be the award on either case.
Isles going 1 year is beneficial since they can sign Beau to a longer-term deal in January. It also avoids having Barzal and Beau hit UFA at the same time.

They walked Nelson and Bailey to their UFA year and than worked out.
Of course, he should not be named, was also walked to UFA and that didn't work out.