Both will be UFA’s on July 1st unless they can come to an agreement with Garth Snow and Islanders management. Negotiations with Nabokov are said to be ongoing. Paranteau has halted negotiations until after the conclusion of the season with the Islanders.
As expected, no major trades went down with the Isles today.
As expected, no major trades went down with the Isles today.
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3:10 p.m. est. The Islanders have traded F Brian Rolston and D Mike Mottau to the Boston Bruins for F Yannick Riendeau and D Marc Cantin.
Rolston was good in small spurts while Mottau was vastly underperforming this year for the Isles. Great secondary moves by Garth Snow.
Riendeau and Cantin are most likely for depth in Bridgeport, but the real benefit from this trade is off loading of two aging and underperforming veterans and their salaries (per Hornick: save $1.3 million in salary) while getting back assets. It also opens up spots for some surging prospects like Ullstrom, Cizikas, Donovan, Ness, etc.
Eric Hornick on the prospects sent to Long Island from Bruins in the deal:
Riendeau, 22, is a former 58-goal scorer in the Q, where he played for current Lightning coach Guy Boucher. He has split time this season w the Providence Bruins (AHL) 3-3-6 in 18 games and Reading Royals (ECHL) 9-20-29 in 33 games. Riendeau's most famous teammate from his 58-goal, 126 point season in Drummondville was Sean Couturier of the Flyers. However, Riendeau is 4 1/2 years older than Couturier.
Cantin, 21, is a first-year pro, who has also split time with the same two teams, going pointless in 19 games with Providence and 1-5-6 in 16 games with Reading. Cantin was a teammate of Casey Cizikas' at Missisauga St. Michaels last season. Cantin, a defensemen, went 10-31-41 in the regular season (61 games) and added six assists in 20 playoff contests.
Isles Notes: Defenseman, Mark Katic has been activated off IR and loaned to the Sound Tigers.
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