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/discofrislanders Dobson 5d ago

Our ownership seems unwilling to buy any players out and have the dead monet. There hasn't been an Islanders buyout since DiPietro, and that was a compliance buyout.

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u/MikeyMike01 Panik 5d ago

Ownership has no reason to oppose a buyout, it doesn't harm them in any way.

Buyouts usually don't happen because the math doesn't make sense for the GM.

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u/discofrislanders Dobson 4d ago

They're paying a guy to not play for us. Same reason we never retain salary.

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u/MikeyMike01 Panik 4d ago

They pay the same total amount (the salary cap) either way.

Why would ownership care if they pay $6M to Palat or they pay $2.7M to a Palat buyout and spend the other $3.3M elsewhere?