Anders Lee and Jordan Eberle are both in the same spot entering the final season of their contract that former Islanders’ teammate John Tavares was a year ago.
But the two top-six forwards said their outcome does not necessarily have to be the same as Tavares, who departed to the Maple Leafs via free agency.
“You know where you stand and what’s going on but, at the same time, just try and go play hockey and do what you’ve always done,” Lee said on Thursday as the veterans reported for training camp at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow.