Nick Villano
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- Aug 25, 2026
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The New York Islanders just need to make the playoffs to release the best of Ondrej Palat (opens the original)
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The New Jersey Devils shocked everyone in 2022 when they missed out on signing Johnny Gaudreau and instead signed Ondrej Palat. It seemed like a wild overreaction, losing the best free agent and going right into the riskiest contract of that offseason. The Devils gave Palat, who was a great contributor on two Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup teams, $6 million per season. Back in 2022, that was a huge contract. He never really lived up to that deal in Jersey, and it seemed like he was primed for a
Peter DeBoer immediate gives the New York Islanders an advantage in the Metropolitan Division (opens the original)
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After he was fired by the Dallas Stars after yet another appearance in the Western Conference Finals, Peter DeBoer took most of last season to collect himself and be patient, waiting for his next opportunity. He likely had a chance to go after the list of open jobs across the league, but the Stars fired him on June 6th. Some might find that being a dirty move, as all the other NHL jobs were taken, but the NHL is a dirty business. DeBoer was forced to wait for his next opportunity. A few interest
New York Islanders 'mistake' could turn out to be exactly what they need to succeed in 2026-27 (opens the original)
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The New York Islanders had a quiet offseason, but that’s because they had a very loud 2026 already. They made the shocking move of firing Patrick Roy near the end of the season and hiring Peter DeBoer. This was in an attempt to salvage their playoff hopes. This came after trades for Carson Soucy, Ondrej Palat, and Brayden Schenn. All three of those trades were extremely controversial. Soucy came from the Islanders' rivals across town, and Palat comes with a $6 million cap hit. The former is off
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