Steven Ellis of The Hockey News: The buzz of the 2020 restricted free agent class has lessened. With Nico Hischier and Alex DeBrincat signed, that leaves only one big left. That would be Mathew Barzal. Barzal expects to be around a point a game again this year and see a big payday.
There are other restricted free agents out there but none like Barzal. The Islanders have so much cap space to sign the center, it is unlikely that the situation becomes acrimonious at all.
Among the other RFA’s are Anthony Mantha, Max Domi, Mikhail Sergachev, and Matt Murray.