Feature Breaking News; The New York Islanders have re-signed Captain Anders Lee by Chris Passarelli July 1, 2019 After a rough beginning to free agency for the Islanders, they finally saved a bit of face by re-signing their captain Anders Lee to a seven year, $7M AAV contract. While the term is most certainly two years too long, Lee was an integral part of the locker room and has been a perennial 30 goal scorer for the past few seasons. Anders Lee signs for 7 x 7 with the Isles. — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 1, 2019 While morale has been low for Islander fans after losing out on Artemi Panarin, the Captain announced his return with a nice callback to one of the most outrageous scenes from an already outrageous movie; https://t.co/XLn3Sh4eWf — Anders Lee (@leeberr09) July 1, 2019 Lou Lamoriello now turns to improve an Islanders squad that is most certainly losing their Vezina-finalist goaltender in Robin Lehner. Lehner previously rejected a two year, $5M AAV contract from the Islanders and it’s almost a foregone conclusion that he won’t be on the Island next season. There are still a few intriguing names out there, including Brian Boyle and Ryan Dzingel. Although the Islanders have only been linked to Boyle, Lamoriello runs a notoriously quiet ship so his boat is pretty much leak proof. Don’t be surprised to see them make a run at a top six forward after whiffing on some of the big ones. Also in play for Lamoriello is an offer sheet to Mitch Marner. The Montreal Canadiens actually pulled the trigger and tendered an offer sheet to Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes. The ‘Canes will match, but they may play with Montreal for a bit to prevent them from going after other free agents. If Lou can pull off the Marner deal, that would be a huge upgrade for the Isles. Another intriguing option is somehow packaging a trade with Nick Leddy as the centerpiece to a team in need of a puck moving defenseman. No one’s sure what that will fetch, but it can’t hurt asking around the league. Overall the Islanders still need to improve if they want to take the next step, but it’s not a bad start to free agency. Overall, it’s a good deal for both sides. Lee got that seventh year that the Islanders were wary of giving at first, and the Islanders get a 30 goal scorer for less per year than most were going for. That Kevin Hayes deal with Philly is looking more and more suspect. Post Views: 1,091 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related TopicsAnders LeeFeatureLou LamorielloNew York IslandersNHL Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! MadFit Dance Workout Videos — Fitness Fun for All by Elizabeth DiPietro | posted on March 15, 2021 Will Michael Jordan’s Exclusive Golf Course Enable Him To Take On The Pros? by Katie Malespina | posted on March 30, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 14, 2021 More in Feature You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... So what’s going on with Anders Lee and Robin Lehner? Breaking News – Islanders sign Semyon Varlamov, re-sign Tom Kuhnhackl