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Some Other Ways the New York Islanders Can Free Up Cap Space



The New York Islanders need to free up some cap space. We discuss a slightly different way they could do it which may give the team some more flexibility and why some cap space must be cleared before the start of the season.

The Islanders also signed 2024 2nd round pick Jesse Pulkkinen out of Finland to a 3-year, entry level contract. We’ll talk a little bit about him and what he’ll bring to the Islanders organization.

And we look back at the strangest game in Islanders history, a playoff game that involved Led Zeppelin , Bugs Bunny and the Isles playing a road game at the Nassau Coliseum.

All this and more on today’s Locked On Islanders Podcast with Gil Martin.

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10 Comments

  2. @stevenbauer4799

    44 and 27 have no trade value at this point. Not with two years left on deals. 53 is on the older side and signed for three more years. There are younger options out there for teams looking for 4 c help. Maybe isles should just do a wild total clean-up and parise/suter both now to get future cap savings. Isles would have to retain $$$'s to do that anyway plus give up picks. Louzer holds on to those two like they have major trade value. Isles need to find a team with the cap space and need for a vet to move to with a third team in the deal to take on $$$'s plus another player to make it work. Quacks, flames, sj, bj's among teams with lots of cap space. 26 has no trade value. 10 could have some in a bigger package. Or isles could deal one of their expensive d men like 3 or 6 yet at $5.6 and $6.1 mill. and a lot of term left that would be just about impossible as both age well into their 30's. Maybe louzer can deal 44 by tdl, 27 will have to wait till off-season to dump or buy out. Tuff one for louzer. Too bad louzer missed capology 101 class. Louzer better not dump next years first in a cap dump deal like he did with marleau and miss out on '25's forward loaded draft. Isle fall could come sooner than expected.

  5. @cynthiastines8918

    Good 🌄, Gil, how are you? As of right now, The Islanders need to get a full roster. I hope Lou Lamoriello will fill up the roster b4 training camp starts. They can make some monster trades. The Islanders signed Jesse Polkinen. He's 19 years old, but he still has to work on parts of his game. On 4/07/1977, The Islanders played "road game" at Nassau Coliseum because Chicago Stadium was booked and The Blackhawks were the "home team", and a Bugs Bunny show got postponed. It was Clark Gillies 23rd 🎂, and got the GW goal. Tony Esposito got a standing ovation for his performance. HAPPY 🎂, TOMMY SODERSTROM. He was there during those fish stick jersey era. I did listen to that on YouTube, and listening to John Sterling say ISLANDER GOAL, ISLANDER GOAL, brought back some memories. Hear from you later, Gil, and LET'S GO ISLANDERS.

  7. @robertwalsh4397

    Good morning Gil and all Islander fans ! Who are all the younger, faster tough guys for less money . Bridgeport may have cheaper guys but obviously they are not talented enough to make / play in the NHL . Maybe trade ? Let's go Islanders ! I am concerned with trading JG or Lee , could it create more holes to fill in the line up ?

  8. @MrRobt1971

    I think the guy to move would be Brock Nelson; has trade value, 1 year left, >30. The guys is such a clutch scorer would hate to see him go. The question would be who do you replace him with? if you move Brock you would have to get in return another young centerman. Eventually their biggest issue isn't the salary cap its going to be replacing Brock Nelson (either now or later). you could dump Fasching and Gauthier that's 1.5 they'd be at 2.4. they do have depth at RW. right now the league seems to be at a stand still, you have to figure the teams will go to training camp figure what they have what they need and at that point make moves.

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