Today, our New York Islanders announced that
they have come to terms on a 2yr/$625K AAV, one-way contract with D, Scott
Mayfield. Mayfield was the Islanders 2nd
round, 34th overall selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and spent much of his
time (200 games) with Bridgeport of the AHL.
Prior to his time in the Pros, Mayfield played 81 games with the University
of Denver and the Phantoms of the United States Hockey League.
Mayfield is 6’4, 224# and knows how to play a
hard checking, gritty defensive game. He
is no stranger to throwing the body either. He has made an impression with me
while in Bridgeport (5 & 7 for 12 pts last season in 54 games) and has
shown flashes of a tough to play against, blue liner in his short stint as an
NHL defender during regular season and playoff appearances. I’m sure new Islander, Jason Chimera
remembers the way Mayfield sent him flying in a game 6 victory vs the Caps in
2015. He even managed to get a goal in 6 games with the Islanders last season.
Mayfield is part of New York’s future plan on
defense and we all expect Ryan Pulock to start showing what he can do very
soon. And do not underestimate the value
that Adam Pelech can bring. Pelech is
another BST system standout who made a stabilizing difference in the Isles line
up as recently as last season (2 assists - vs Rangers - in 9 games) until a
bout of thoracic outlet syndrome slowed down his momentum.
Andy Graziano mentioned that the “Isles now
have top 8 D-men signed, 2 on 2-way deals (Pulock/Pelech) who are also waiver
exempt.” These young D have all shown to be smart,
physical and pretty impressive in their limited time with the Islanders. Unless more unexpected moves are made, that
looks to be the blue line for next season and these 3 young players are big D guys
I am looking forward to watching with the big club.
Scott Mayfield shared this on Twitter, “Excited
to be back with the Isles organization for the next two years!”
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