Confirmed with Link: NYI and Ryan Pulock have a deal: 2 years, $5M AAV

[The Winter Soldier]

Not sure I like that this deal gives him the option to walk in two years...

On the surface, I thought it was too short also. But then when you go deeper. Dobson is going to be in for a big raise once he is up after his ELC. The smart money here is he will be a player the Isles want to sign long. Also Pelech IMO is the most valuable D man on the Isles. This deal really gives the Isles the flexibility to re-up or deal Pulock after this season. Again, I would rather keep him, but all good teams have these tough decisions. The Cap is a bummer right now and in the near future post Covid. I also look at the positive, The Isles would get some quality assets back for Pulock at 5M for a year to a team that wants him. It's a win win right now. I really like this deal the more I think about it.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Yes, and it gives him the option to go to free agency if he wants.

Yup, got that. And now that I am reading everyone else's thoughts I messed up that Ladd was coming off. He isn't but Clutter, Leddy and Hickey are.

I think it is a great deal for both sides given the circumstances.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Hi folks, congratulations on the re-signing/extension. I certainly gained an appreciation for this guy in the Play-in/Playoffs. You have a nice top pairing along with Solid D Prospects coming along.

Hopefully you can retain him after this Contract.

I’m really interested to see how Lou navigates the Cap in order to extend Barzal. Several of you have proposed very reasonable and realistic options. Always nice to visit a knowledgeable fan base.

Cheers

 

[MJF]

At 5mil AAV is great. 2 years is not great but it’s what had to be done in the current situation with the cap league wide.

thres another buyout window coming up in 48 hours. I’m expecting Boychuck or Ladd to be bought out. Probably Boychuck because he had the higher AAV. Unless he can be traded.

I just don't think any player wants to sign a long term deal now. The players would rather wait for the hockey economy to straighten out than commit long term now. It is what it is.

 

[MJF]

You know Lou made this deal so he could trade Pulock for picks at the deadline in his UFA year, right?

Yup, more magic beans for the draftniks on our board.

 

[leeroggy]

How embarrassing is ESPN?

From their article on this:

The Islanders aren't done on the free-agent front. Center Ryan Strome appears headed to arbitration, and more importantly, star Mathew Barzal is also a restricted free agent, but he does not yet have arbitration rights.

 

[Throttle]

Ok, Mr. reporter...maybe fill in the blanks by saying who those players are on the Islanders.

 

[PK Cronin]

Ok, Mr. reporter...maybe fill in the blanks by saying who those players are on the Islanders.

Lee, Nelson, Eberle, Ladd, Bailey, Pageau, Boychuk, Leddy, and Varlamov.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

How embarrassing is ESPN?

From their article on this:

The Islanders aren't done on the free-agent front. Center Ryan Strome appears headed to arbitration, and more importantly, star Mathew Barzal is also a restricted free agent, but he does not yet have arbitration rights.

ESPN is only good for one thing. Live college football games.

 

[leeroggy]

Trade Cizikas for pick(s) and sign Barzal for $7 million for 2 years and we are under the Cap.

Then you try to make a hockey trade for one more offensive winger for the 3rd line.

 

[leeroggy]

ESPN is only good for one thing. Live college football games.

College lacrosse coverage is terrific. i can watch pretty much ANY Division One game on cable and ESPN+

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

College lacrosse coverage is terrific. i can watch pretty much ANY Division One game on cable and ESPN+

I completely forgot about lacrosse because of the missed championship this year. Shame on me...it is my sport

 

[KrisBeKreame]

Still think Ladd will end up on LTIR. That alone will be enough to re-sign Barzal, and a demotion to the minors for Hickey/Boychuk gives the extra space for Greene, Martin, and a little flexibility.

Even if that’s the “hopeful” solution, it makes the most sense given Lou’s history and the current trade market/league cap situation.

the problem with LTIR is that it doesnt start till after the season does. The Islanders would have to be cap compliant to start the season then they can put Ladd on LTIR. I doubt it could be swung that way.

 

[IslandersGER]

I am in hospital right now, just woke up after surgery and this Pulock news get me alot healthier now I am happy with this. If anyone asking, I got a cochlear implant on left ear. Having one in right ear already and it works fine, makes me from deaf one open the world of hearing again.

 

[Beacon Isles]

Ok, Mr. reporter...maybe fill in the blanks by saying who those players are on the Islanders.

I guess with Twitter, you have to keep it short and sweet. In reality, the only realistic buy out options making $4M or more a year are Ladd and Boychuk. I dont see the others being bought out.

 

[bstash19]

I guess with Twitter, you have to keep it short and sweet. In reality, the only realistic buy out options making $4M or more a year are Ladd and Boychuk. I dont see the others being bought out.

as it’s been stated before: Buying out either one of them makes no sense, it would be more of a cap relief to bury them in the minors.

 

[The Real JT]

Trade Cizikas for pick(s) and sign Barzal for $7 million for 2 years and we are under the Cap.

Then you try to make a hockey trade for one more offensive winger for the 3rd line.

I agree that Casey is gone when his current contract expires (or sooner). But who, pray tell, is lining up at #4C?

Swapping him for Koivula, Leo or Brassard is a horrible option.

 

[SCMURRAY]

 

[leeroggy]

I agree that Casey is gone when his current contract expires (or sooner). But who, pray tell, is lining up at #4C?

Swapping him for Koivula, Leo or Brassard is a horrible option.

Yes, but we do have to take one more hit somehow and that seems the cheapest from an asset management standpoint.

 

[Throttle]

I guess with Twitter, you have to keep it short and sweet. In reality, the only realistic buy out options making $4M or more a year are Ladd and Boychuk. I dont see the others being bought out.

All it takes is another tweet to put in what PK Cronin put in. However, he doesn't want to post the list or put the numbers out there on what makes sense, if the team would do it did of what you did. He dialed in to the FAN590 the other day to talk on the Isles and literally said nothing. He just seems so removed from being relevant to be the Isles reporter.

 

[crashthenet]

Glad they didn't go to arbitration. It could be unpleasant and ruin relations.

I heard Brian Burke talking about the nuance of putting players on LTIR and cap implication/salary relief but wish I had taken notes.

 

[seafoam]

Will probably want 7 x 6.5 in two years...

 

[periferal]

Why are people like overly psyched about this deal? Pulock was a RFA, not a UFA, so he was always going to be resigned by the Isles.

But...Because we're in a cap crunch we couldn't do the thing that we really wanted to do...which is sign him to a long-term deal.

So celebrate all you want that the AAV is 5m/year. In 2 years when Pulock is about to be a UFA (along with Leddy and Boychuk) he's going to hold all the leverage and get a much higher AAV than if we could've signed him long-term now - If he stays at all.

 

[Throttle]

Why are people like overly psyched about this deal? Pulock was a RFA, not a UFA, so he was always going to be resigned by the Isles.

But...Because we're in a cap crunch we couldn't do the thing that we really wanted to do...which is sign him to a long-term deal.

So celebrate all you want that the AAV is 5m/year. In 2 years when Pulock is about to be a UFA (along with Leddy and Boychuk) he's going to hold all the leverage and get a much higher AAV than if we could've signed him long-term now - If he stays at all.

Maybe the player didn't want the long term deal?

 

[IslesCLT]

Why are people like overly psyched about this deal? Pulock was a RFA, not a UFA, so he was always going to be resigned by the Isles.

But...Because we're in a cap crunch we couldn't do the thing that we really wanted to do...which is sign him to a long-term deal.

So celebrate all you want that the AAV is 5m/year. In 2 years when Pulock is about to be a UFA (along with Leddy and Boychuk) he's going to hold all the leverage and get a much higher AAV than if we could've signed him long-term now - If he stays at all.

And the player took the deal that came with a lower salary to try and help the team during this cap crunch?