The New York Islanders have avoided arbitration with RFA forward Alex Jefferies, signing him to a one-year contract extension, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. According to Friedman, the deal carries a league-minimum $850K NHL salary, $100K AHL salary, and $150K total guarantee. Jefferies, 24, was a fourth-round pick of the Islanders at the 2020 draft. […]

The New York Islanders are keeping around a collegiate free agent signee for a few more years. According to a team announcement, the Islanders have signed forward Joey Larson to a two-year, two-way contract through the 2027-28 season. Larson, 25, grew up in the Metro Detroit area, playing his amateur hockey at the Little Caesars […]

Peter DeBoer knows what he’s walking into on Long Island, and what needs fixing. Speaking with The Athletic last week, the new Islanders head coach was blunt about the flaws that undercut a team that missed the playoffs despite a respectable point total in 2025-26, pointing to a defensive foundation that surrendered far too many […]

Unrestricted free agent goaltender Jakub Skarek has signed in Germany for the upcoming season.

The New York Islanders re-signed goaltender Henrik Tikkanen to a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 at the NHL level on Wednesday, per Puckpedia. The 25-year-old, a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft, returns as organizational depth in a crease fronted by Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov, and has yet to appear in an NHL game. […]

The New York Islanders have signed defenseman Malte Gustafsson to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced today. The 18-year-old was selected 13th overall in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft. His ELC will pay him $3.23MM total over the contracts three year span at a $1.075MM cap hit. The deal could expire […]

Some observers scoffed at the $12.5 million per year contract that Bowen Byram signed. Just wait.

The Islanders announced Wednesday they are letting their fans design the team's new third jersey for the 2027-28 NHL season.

The New York Rangers firmly rebuffed inquiries from other teams about the trade availability of star defenseman Adam Fox, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reported on yesterday’s 32 Thoughts Podcast. According to Friedman, there were teams that asked Rangers GM Chris Drury about whether Fox might be able to be acquired, and Drury “told them to […]

The New Jersey Devils are expected to sign veteran free agent goaltender David Rittich to a one-year deal.

According to a team announcement, the Minnesota Wild have signed forward Max Shabanov to a one-year, $1.6MM contract for the 2026-27 season. Shabanov became an unrestricted free agent yesterday after the New York Islanders chose not to tender him a qualifying offer. Shabanov, 25, joins the Wild after finishing his rookie season with the Islanders. […]

Rittich signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Devils on Thursday, per PuckPedia. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

The Islanders have re-signed Tony DeAngelo to a two-year contract, with multiple reports saying the defenseman is getting $4.5 million per year on his new deal.