Sorry to kick Friday off with the same old Islanders Cap Hell story, but today was supposed to be — and still is, in a way — a key offseason date. Ryan Pulock signed so his arbitration hearing doesn’t take place today. But there’s another wrinkle worth covering:
Buyout Window, Part 2: Still Nothing to See Here
If you follow CBA minutia enough to know that there’s a second buyout window for teams that had arbitration filings, but you don’t follow it so closely as to recall all the details, you might appreciate knowing that the Islanders don’t really have any viable options.