After Monday afternoon’s first major wave of free agent signings — most of which were already leaked the night before — settled, New York Islanders captain Anders Lee was the top unrestricted free agent forward on the market who had yet to sign.
Sometimes that means you’ve missed a shot on the game of musical chairs. But it appeared Lee still had options.
Like fellow Islanders free agent Robin Lehner, Lee always expressed a desire to remain with the Islanders, though season-long negotiations left the two sides still not finding common ground.