Can’t see islanders buying at the deadline but who knows

I'd rather have the remaining 3x$5M on Pageau's deal than take on the 4x$5.5M left on Anderson's. I honestly wouldn't take Anderson's deal right now without a 1st coming back.

And in the whole scope of the deal, I think the Islanders come out on the short end. They basically change their 3C and 3RW from Pageau/Wahlstrom to Monahan/Anderson, which feels like a wash at best. Then the rest of the deal is swapping Harris/2nd/3rd for a 1st - that just feels like a bad use of assets. If they're going to move the 2024 1st, I'd rather it be in a deal for a legit top-4 guy like Noah Hanifin that lets them spread the minutes around a little more instead of a guy that basically pushes someone on the third pair into a 7th D role.

It's a moot point, though - they don't have the cap space to make this deal work, even if Montreal retained in full on Monahan, unless Adam Pelech is done for the season. And, again, if that' s the case I'd rather use the 2024 1st to target a top 4 LHD to replace him.

You aren’t trading the isles any players they need and they’re giving up a 1st to do it…

Isles need a LHD, depth scoring and some size never hurt.

Thats exactly what they get

They don’t need a LHD, what size are they getting?

Since when is depth scoring and size worth a 2024 1st

If Edmonton is paying Montreal to take Campbell. Why isn't Montreal paying the Islanders to take Anderson? Andersons contract is just as bad as Campbell's.