Kyle Palmieri #21 of the Islanders in action the against the Philadelphia Flyers during their game at Nassau Coliseum on April 08, 2021. Credit: Getty Images/Al Bello
Kyle Palmieri is worried about his here and now with the Islanders. The offseason and where he will play next season are things the Smithtown-born wing is not thinking about, or at least not talking about.
That’s usually the case with many/most impending unrestricted free agents who have become trade rentals. Yet it’s a new experience for the 30-year-old Palmieri, who signed his expiring five-year, $23.25 million deal with the Devils a season after they acquired him from the Ducks, who selected him 26th overall in 2009.