On July 1, 2019, seven New York Islanders players will become unrestricted free agents. At least four will likely be allowed to leave.
Defenseman Luca Sbisa and forwards Jordan Eberle, Valtteri Filppula, and Tom Kuhnhackl won’t be re-signed by the New York Islanders by the July 1st deadline.
You could maybe successfully argue that the Islanders might try and bring Valtteri Filppula back for yet another year. He’s played better than expected so far this season and has brought balance to the Islanders down the middle.
But at 34-years-old going on 35 in March, those better than expected seasons aren’t going to keep happening.