July 1, 2016, was a tough day for New York Islanders fans. They saw fan favorites like Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin all depart in free agency. Although Garth Snow didn’t sit on his hands he made a splash of his own.
Garth signed Andrew Ladd to a seven-year $38.5 million deal. At the time it looked like a pretty decent signing. He put up 25 goals and 46 points with the Jets and Blackhawks in 2015-16, the expectation was he’d slot in with John Tavares and the numbers would increase.