Islanders’ $73M Forward Draws Trade Interest From Five Teams

The Islanders have a pricey forward sitting right in the middle of the rumor mill, and that usually means the phones are not exactly quiet. When a $73 million contract starts popping up in trade chatter, every GM in the league starts doing the same math and pretending they are not. This piece lays out five possible landing spots, which means the real intrigue is not just where he goes, but how much leverage New York actually has if the market gets loud enough.