Andrew Gross of Newsday: Pending UFAs Casey Cizikas and Kyle Palmieri are interested in re-signing with the New York Islanders, and the Islanders have some interest in signing them, but it’s going to be hard for the Islanders to pull off.
“This is a very special core group,” Lamoriello said on Tuesday during his end-of-season conference call with the media. “We will do everything we can to keep, certainly, the core together. It will be impossible because of the expansion year and also because of free agency. And, also, some of our young players who we think might be ready for NHL time.