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New York Islanders: An In-Depth Look At Renting Out Pending UFAs

By Brian Wagner
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 26: Jordan Eberle #7 of the New York Islanders reacts in the third period against the Florida Panthers during their game at Barclays Center on March 26, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 26: Jordan Eberle #7 of the New York Islanders reacts in the third period against the Florida Panthers during their game at Barclays Center on March 26, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – DECEMBER 29: Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on December 29, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Islanders defeated the Maple Leafs 4-0.(Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

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Using the Rick Nash trade as the example since it happened just last year and features goal-scoring power forwards, let’s see what could be.

Nash fetched a middle six forward, a salary dump forward, a second round NCAA defenseman at a top-level program and a first and a seventh round pick in the upcoming draft.

Since Lee is not a high-priced contract and is 28 years old vs 33 for Nash at the time of the deal, he could fetch another pick instead of a forward with no role to offset salaries.

But do you do it?

No, and it’s because Anders Lee is your captain and not a bargaining chip. But because Anders Lee is such a great player and person, he would probably agree to it if it meant that the Islanders were better for it upon his return this summer.

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