Since John Tavares departed the New York Islanders via free agency, head of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello has decided to take a breath and see what he has first.
With everyone now signed, Lou has left himself plenty of cap space moving forward.
Isles Cap Space
The Isles are currently $10 million under the cap. That is with 15 forwards, seven defenseman, and two goaltenders under contract.
The Islanders have six players who are one year away from free agency (Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle, Brock Nelson, Jan Kovar, Tom Kuhnhackl, and Robin Lehner).