And selling low on him this summer makes no sense.Īnders Lee - Despite struggling late in the season, Lee still managed 28 goals. Noah Dobson - Yes, Dobson had a disappointing season, but the Islanders should be looking to add puck movers on their back end, not subtract them. Even in the incredibly unlikely event they wanted to, it might be tough for the Islanders to move Horvat at this point. Nelson isn’t going anywhere.īo Horvat - Horvat’s play down the stretch and in the playoffs was concerning, considering he signed an eight-year, $68 million deal shortly after his arrival that kicks in next season. A team-friendly $6 million AAV through 2024-25. But until then, it’s not.īrock Nelson - A new career high in points (75) in 2022-23. If talks go nowhere and the Islanders are well out of the playoff race next March then maybe it’s a topic worth discussing. The 27-year-old is eligible for a contract extension on July 1, has already said that he likes playing on Long Island, and indicated he would like to stick around. Ilya Sorokin - The only way a Sorokin move makes sense is if the Islanders don’t see any path to getting him signed long-term. So then who’s staying, and who might be on the move? Let’s break it down into some simple tiers. One phrase that’s going to get tossed around - really, it is already - is that Team X should try and execute their version of the “ Matthew Tkachuk deal.” Or, in other words, swap one established star for another, like when the Flames sent the winger, now on the cusp of a Stanley Cup championship with the Florida Panthers, to Calgary for a package that included 115-point center Jonathan Huberdeau.Ĭould the Islanders do something that? You never say never, of course, but arguably the only player they have that qualifies as a star is goalie Ilya Sorokin - and trading the Vezina Trophy finalist would seem to make little sense, considering that he still plays the most important position on the ice and the team doesn’t have anyone that could logically replace him, particularly at a $4 million cap hit, which is what he will be at next season. They don’t have much flexibility salary cap-wise, while some of the contracts for players that are over the age of 30 would be difficult to move even if they wanted to. Regardless, the Islanders will likely still have a mostly veteran roster when the 2023-24 season begins, as it’s difficult to envision any big moves over the next few weeks and months.
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