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Originally Posted by getbak
I think he'll do what his buddy Stamkos did: Wait until the free agent "discussion" period; get courted by all the other teams who throw wild promises his way; then sign an 8 year deal on June 28th or 29th to stay with the Isles.
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Unlikely. There are too many desirable locations in a far better, more stable situation than the Islanders. SJ has something like 20 million in cap space, Vancouver will have space, Montreal is rumoured to be preparing for an offer. Some think the Rangers will be in on this too.
The islanders still seem like an organization that doesn't know what it is. He may resign with them, but I'm sure he needs to know what the long term picture is looking like & what's the plan if he wants out in a couple years?