The New York Islanders have re-signed Brock Nelson to a six-year, $36 million contract, retaining a key center and removing a high-value center from the free agent marketplace.
Pierre LeBrun and others report the deal is front-loaded, making the contract a little more moveable — and banking more cash before any potential work stoppage — at the end of the term if conditions change later in the deal.
On that note, Arthur Staple added that the contract includes a full no-trade clause in the first two seasons, but just a modified no-trade clause for the rest of the deal.