Yesterday, the New York Islanders went international and added Jan Kovar into the fold on a one-year $2 million deal. When I initially wrote about Kovar, I was under the assumption that he would want Ilya Kovalchuk or Alexander Radulov money.
Instead of signing a contract with a cap hit of over $6 million, Lou Lamoriello was able to add him to the fold for an affordable $2 million on a one-year contract.
What I like about this deal is it’s extremely cheap, and it’s only a one-year deal. If it doesn’t work out the Islanders can cut ties pretty early, and he is able to be sent to Bridgeport without having to go through waivers.