New York Islanders Three Takeaways from Anthony Beauvillier Contract

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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – APRIL 12: Anthony Beauvillier #18 of the New York Islanders celebrates his second 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. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Anthony Beauvillier and the New York Islanders have come to an agreement on a contract extension with a two-year deal. What can we take away from the deal?

After a few months of waiting, the New York Islanders have signed restricted free agent Anthony Beauvillier to a contract extension. He was the last Islanders player without a deal heading into training camp. So now the Isles can head into training camp contract drama free.

Beau and the Islanders agreed to a two-year bridge deal worth $4.2 million ($2.1 million AAV).

It’s a bit more than we thought he’d get at the end of the season. Even when the announcement was made I thought he’d get somewhere around $1.25 million. I didn’t think he’d break the $2 million barrier.

With the deals that Lou has signed every other Islanders RFA to and with the season that Beauvillier just had it’s not hard to see why I thought he wasn’t going to get this much.

With 81 games played Beau scored 18 goals and 28 points. That’s a decrease of eight points from his sophomore campaign. A campaign that saw him vanish for large portions of the season. Like the first 16 games of the season where he scored a single point. Just one.

Now that I’ve had time to process the contract extension, what can I take away from it? Why did the New York Islanders sign him for almost $2 million more than I thought he was worth?