On July 1, 2016, the New York Islanders lost Matt Martin in free agency. Matt was a solid Islander, but he became too costly as he signed a $10 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A $2.5 million AAV for a player who gives you little to no offensive production is unpractical.
So, the Islanders were in a position where they needed to replace him. They did that with an older, cheaper and more offensive minded forward, Jason Chimera. In year one Chimera gave you pretty solid production.
Despite a slow start, he ended up putting up 20 goals for the second year in a row while Martin only had nine points with the Leafs.