The Islanders and Mathew Barzal finally came to terms on a new deal yesterday, thus signaling the organization’s window to win a Stanley Cup in the near future is officially open.
Barzal, 23, agreed to a three-year contract worth $21M.
Mathew Barzal signs deal with Islanders
There was speculation for weeks that he and his agent J.P. Barry were looking for a long-term deal — TSN’s Darren Dreger’s confirmed it yesterday as did Barzal to the media he would have signed for a higher number of years — but the ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic and the Isles’ cap situation wouldn’t allow it, leading to the agreement of a bridge deal.