New York Islanders: Top 5 Players Likely To Be Traded

Back when Mikhail Grabovski’s was signed to his ludicrous contract with the Isles, many people felt it was justified due to the Islander’s lack of attracting players and need to find secondary scoring.

But one thing many people had seemed to forget about Grabovski is that he can produce… when he’s healthy.

A predictable fate has struck the winger, and it has been a common theme throughout his career.

He’s an extremely effective winger who provides speed, grit, and secondary scoring when active, but he has a poor track record when it comes to injuries. In fact, he hasn’t completed an entire season since the lockout-shortened season, which was only 48 games.

Injury Prone Grabo

For an NHL team that is frequently in the middle of the playoff hunt, having a secondary scoring winger (who is being paid $5 million a year) sit on the injured reserve is a horrendous way to utilize precious cash.

As if his overpaid salary and injuries problems weren’t enough, it also appears he is being shoved out the door by younger talents. With plenty of young studs in the prospect pool, such as Michael Dal Colle, Josh Ho-Sang, Shane Prince and Alan Quine, it appears Grabovski has become obsolete.

And this is exactly why the Islanders may make a move to transfer Grabovski to a middle of the pack team that needs scoring wingers.

Tossing Grabovski may be the best chance for the Islanders to make cap space and roster space. Though it may be difficult to find a suitor for his contract, it is not impossible. The Isles should jump on the first opportunity they have to move the once promising winger.

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