Isles, Mara agree to deal, defensive unit now complete
The Islanders' off season is looking relatively blue...well that's probably because they've now added three ex-Ranger players to their team. The first two were forwards Scott Gomez, and Nikolai Zherdev. Now add bulked, stay at home defensemen Paul Mara to the list. The 6'4, 219 pound stay-at-home mastermind commits himself to the Islanders for two years at a total of $5.25M(cap hit of 2.625M per year). Mara is expected to release a statement later tonight, but it is said that the fact that the Isles are in the same state as his former team, and that he is friends with Gomez and Zherdev played big parts in getting the defensemen here.
According to Isles' representatives, the team is basically done except for a backup goalie, and one or two depth signings.
5.25M for 2 (2.625M per