One of the best owners in Franchise NHL has "doubled down" to borrow PR's line! LOL
Johnny
(also the owner the Winnipeg Jets) has purchased the Islanders and will try to guide the franchise past the 1st round of the FNHL Playoffs.
The
Islanders have never missed the post-season in the 4yrs of the league's existence finishing 6th (2010-11), 16th (2011-12), 9th (2012-13) and most recently 13th (2013-14).
The team has a strong core of players that any owner would love to insert into their roster including
Valeri Nichushkin, $2.0m (2013-2016-EL)
Brandon Dubinsky, $3.4m (2015-2016)
Mika Zibanejad, $3.8m, (2013-2016)
Logan Couture, $5.8m (2013-2017)
Brent Seabrook, $6.3m (2014-2015)
Hampus Lindholm, $2.5m (2013-2016-EL)
Torey Krug, $0.2m (2012-2014) ... 5.9m (2014-2018)
That plus a stable featuring 6 goalies to start any given night.
The Islanders won't have much cap to work with however the team seems set to be ultra competitive again with a few moves during the offseason under new ownership to lead the team deeper into the playoffs.