The New York
Islanders announced today that forward Brock Nelson has
agreed to terms on a one-year contract and avoided an arbitration date of
August 3rd. Per CapFriendly.com, Nelson’s deal is for $4.25M AAV. This is serious
point producing money and Nelson has been given a chance to show he deserves a
spot on the team moving forward. Nelson was only 1 of 4 Islanders to dress for all 82 games last season and will most likely need to increase his scoring this season to earn another deal.
It also adds Nelson to a list of 7 UFA’s and
an RFA going into next summer. Eberle, Lee, Filppula, Kovar, Kuhnhackl &
Lehner will all be on the UFA list along with RFA, Beauvillier heading into
next summer. Some say this leaves the team with a degree of uncertainty, or
maybe it’s the flexibility Lamoreillo wants while he sees the team on the ice
this season. Cornerstone players like Lee and Beauvillier could certainly be
signed prior to next summer. So could Nelson. It’s also an opportunity to trade
others at the deadline if Management doesn’t think they fit into the team’s
future plan. Per Eric Hornick,
“Beau, HoSang, DalColle are all potential 7/1/19 RFAs.”
Per Release, “Nelson,
26, scored 35 points (19 goals, 16 assists) last season and was one of four
Islanders to play in all 82 games. A native of Warroad, MN, Nelson has 188
points (99 goals, 89 assists) in 398 career National Hockey League games, all
with the Islanders.”
Nelson was an
Isles first round pick, selected 30th overall at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He
earned his stripes with Bridgeport, scoring 53 points in 71 AHL games in
2012-13. His 25 goals (& 27 for 66 points) set a BST rookie record and led
the team in points. Nelson represented the United States at 4 IIHF World Championships
and a Bronze medal in 2015 to go along with the Bronze he secured in the 2011
WJC in Buffalo.
Per Arthur
Staple, “We now show the club with roughly $10.559M in projected cap space,
with a tentative 23 man roster (15F/6D/2G).”
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