A few notes after a busy week for the Islanders:
It would appear that GM Garth Snow is done shopping on the free-agent market for this offseason. With the veteran trio of Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin departing and a (slightly more) veteran trio of Andrew Ladd, Jason Chimera and PA Parenteau arriving, the Isles are within $5 million of the $73-million salary cap, with contracts for Ryan Strome, Alan Quine and Scott Mayfield, three likely/potential roster players still to go.
That means there’s no room, financially or roster-wise, for another forward right now. You could certainly see a depth defenseman brought in later in the summer, as Snow has often done during his tenure -- Radek Martinek still lives on Long Island but I think he’s officially retired, in case you were wondering.