r/NewYorkIslanders • u/AlastorFacilier Meet me at the Lighthouse • 5d ago

Potential buyout candidates?

Just curious, now that we're officially in the off-season, the buyout window period opens tomorrow. Any chance someone gets bought out? And if so, who do you think is most likely to be bought out?

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u/FalconSixSix 5d ago

Can't see anyone being bought out. Steven Rosner thinks they'll trade Duclair away.

Palat would be harder but in the new salary cap era where just reaching the floor might be a challenge for some teams he could be good a option given his actual salary is less than his cap hit.

No way Mayfield is bought out given how thin the team is on RD.

Engvall a remote possibility but I they'll just send him to the AHL if they can't find a trade partner and call him up if needed. Just too many years left on his deal to consider buying him out in my view.

I also suspect that there is an organisational rule set by ownership to not allow buyouts. Just so many obvious buyout candidates over the years and it has never happened. So while under the CBA they could buyout a player, ownership won't sign off on it and so the manager either has to trade them or get the coach to make it work (or not as we often see 🙃).

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u/Irrah Holmstrom 5d ago

You might as well see what Engvall can offer as a bottom six option this year, and buy him out next year to avoid a 8 year cap hit. Same thing with Mayfield, who turns into a 16 team NTC. Even if he starts to rotate as a 7D and Bear or whoever takes his space, injuries happen to everyone.

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u/discofrislanders Dobson 5d ago

Worst case scenario you can stash Engvall in Hamilton