#new-york-islanders

#new-york-islanders

During Lou Lamoriello's tenure with the NY Islanders, a portion of the contracts the former GM gave out involved max-term or close to it. The AAV given out was fair, but as the salary cap continues to rise, many of these contracts can be looked at as steals in their later years. The salaries given out this off-season have been substantially inflated. Today, Jake Walman signed a seven-year, $7M AAV contract with the Edmonton Oilers.

The New York Islanders are beginning a new era with a new general manager in Mathieu Darche and a potential superstar for the foreseeable future in defenseman Matthew Schaeffer. The hope is that the Islanders can make a leap in the Metropolitan Division standings, and make it back to the playoffs after missing out last season. For Islanders fans, they have even more reason to be hyped for the upcoming season.

The New York Islanders and collectible culture company cllct rolled out their new Game Originals line this week, and it's got fans buzzing-and maybe double-checking their wallets. On the one hand, the concept is awesome. You can literally buy the gear the boys wore on the ice. Game-used jerseys, gloves, skates, even pucks from special moments. It's the kind of stuff you dreamed about as a kid, and now it's sitting there behind the glass at UBS Arena and online at IslandersGameOriginals.com.

He had a great game,

"Yeah, I mean that's exactly what it is - just a fresh perspective," defenseman Tony DeAngelo said after practice. "He's giving us some looks from his time in Colorado. They had a lot of success with their entries and puck movement, so hopefully we can piggyback off that. We know we have the talent to do it, it's just about execution."

Being close to here, I live like 20 minutes away, I was fortunate to train with like, Barzal, Lee, and Pageau like all summer,

"Yeah, it was awesome," Ritchie said after day one on Long Island. "I think it's a really good group of guys. A lot of talent, a lot of great prospects here. So, it's been a lot of fun so far. Good way to get the juices flowing before camp for real training camp."