New York Islanders Free Agency and Trade Predictions 2.0

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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – APRIL 12: Jordan Eberle #7 of the New York Islanders celebrates his third period goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on April 12, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Penguins 3-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Lines

Lee – Barzal – Eberle

Galchenyuk – Nelson – Bailey

Beauvillier – Cizikas – Ho-Sang

Martin – Komarov – Clutterbuck

Pelech – Pulock

Toews – Mayfield

Hickey – Boychuk

Lehner

Greiss

Scratches: Tanner Fritz, Ross Johnston, Sebastian Aho

LTIR: Andrew Ladd

I’m pretty confident in this lineup for the Islanders. Adding Galchenyuk makes the top-six and power play instantly better. We knew Tom Kuhnhackl wasn’t a long-term fix in that role, and Jordan Eberle should have a bounce-back year.

That third line I like a lot too. Cizikas deserves to play on a line with a little more talent and Beauvillier and Ho-Sang have proved to work well in the past, adding them with a defensive specialist in Cizikas could work wonders.

The defensive pairing minus Leddy should be just fine. Devon Toews should be a younger, more effective version of Leddy now anyway.

Next. Alex Galchenyuk Trade Rumors

Yes, there’s no Panarin or Marner in this scenario but it’s a “realistic” take on what the Islanders roster can look like in 2019-2020 and honestly I’m pretty satisfied with it.