The New York Islanders addressed a couple of questions early in the first day of NHL free agency by bringing in a new forward and hanging on to a defenseman who worked out well for them last season.
Anthony Duclair, a 28-year-old left wing who has already been on eight teams (he even has the faintest Stench of Ranger) in his 10-season career, was signed to a four-year contract, as announced by the team. Elliotte Friedman reports it’s a $3.5 million average annual value (AAV) and cap hit.
Duclair was a Smurfs draft pick back in 2013, though the longest stretches of his career have been in Arizona and Florida.