[FIELDSET="Roster & Cap Hit"]
FORWARDS
Matt Moulson ($3.133m) / John Tavares ($5.500m) / Jaromir Jagr ($4.000m)
David Booth ($4.250m) / Travis Zajac ($3.888m) / Tyler Kennedy ($2.000m)
Steve Sullivan ($1.000m) / Derick Brassard ($3.200m) / Matt Halischuk ($0.713m)
Matt Martin ($1.400m) / Mike Rupp ($1.500m) / Dwight King ($0.700m)
Ex: Michael Frolik ($2.333m)
DEFENSEMEN
Mark Streit ($4.100m) / Zbynek Michalek ($4.000m)
Willie Mitchell ($3.500m) / Alex Goligoski ($4.600m)
Mark Fistric ($1.900m) / Andrew MacDonald ($0.550m)
Ex: Tim Erixon ($1.750m) / Matt Donovan ($0.875m)
GOALTENDERS
Cory Schneider ($4.500m)
Evgeni Nabokov ($2.750m)
BUYOUTS
Alexei Yashin ($2.204m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $67,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $61,720,667; TBD; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (21-man roster): $5,579,333
[/FIELDSET]
[fieldset=2012-2013 Roster Overview]
Call it, Extreme Makeover: New York Islanders Edition. This is a much different, and much better version of last years team.
We improved significantly at forward, adding Travis Zajac, Jaromir Jagr, David Booth, Tyler Kennedy, Derick Brassard, Matt Halischuk, Dwight King, Michael Frolik, Steve Sullivan and Mike Rupp. The offense will of course, revolve around franchise super star, John Tavares. There is tons of scoring depth throughout the line up. We feel this group of players are extremely versatile, and we can put out a number of different looks. I don't think there is any line that can dish out the physicality of our 4th line.
Another major overhaul, the defense of the Islanders improved significantly. Mark Streit and Andrew MacDonald are the only returning members of last years group. They are joined by newcomers Willie Mitchell, Alex Goligoski, Zybnek Michalek, Mark Fistric and Tim Eixson. Mitchell becomes the steadying veteran presence. Goligoski is mobile, offensive minded defender, who will bolster the power play and help our break outs. Michalek is a terrific defender, who blocks a lot of shots and is excellent on the PK. Mark Fistric is just a big, physical, mean guy, who will make opposing forwards pay. And we have young guns Tim Erixson and Matt Donovan waiting in the wings.
In net, we made possibly the greatest trade of all time... Sending Rick DiPietro and his 214 year contract to Nashville. That alone improves this position. Oh yeah, and we also got Cory Schneider. Schneider is emerging as the premier young goalie in the NHL. We coveted him highly, and were beyond happy to have him between the pipes for a DP-amount of time. Evgeni Nabokov will be an excellent option for around 25 games this year.
So all in all, we feel improved in all positions, and the core is young enough to keep this franchise competitive for years to come.[/fieldset]
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