The New York Islanders and free agency usually mixes together like oil and water. You can go down the laundry list of free agency periods where there have been big swings and misses and more recently pain from players leaving.
It's usually not a fun experience. In addition to the names you Iikely remember like Andrew Ladd, Mark Streit, etc. there are also a ton of names that you probably don't remember at all.
Here are some guys you probably forgot about the Islanders signing, I know I did:
Jan Kovar (2018)
July of 2018 was a rough time for Islanders fans, there's no denying that.