Extending Noah Dobson’s contract was not the first order of business for the Islanders during what should be a truly fascinating offseason.
Extending Noah Dobson ’s contract was not the first order of business for the Islanders during what should be a truly fascinating offseason after general manager Lou Lamoriello
Still, it is arguably the most important item on Lamoriello’s to-do list this summer, the same way extending Ilya Sorokin was a year ago, the same way extending Mathew Barzal was two years ago.Noah Dobson #8 of the New York Islanders looks to pass the puck in the first period, Thursday, Dec. 7.That is the class in which Dobson now walks as he enters his age-25 season.
“He’s growing every year,” Lamoriello said on breakup day. “And I think that there’s no ceiling to his potential.Islanders re-sign Kyle MacLean before NHL free agency after impressive playoff performance“But he’s growing, like every other young player. Every year that you have success, certainly you get recognized a little bit more and you get a little more attention. But there’s no question that the sky is the limit.”Sorokin was signed to an eight-year pact last July 1.Bo Horvat, acquired Jan.
Salary is a tougher thing to predict, particularly with the cap rising to $88 million next season and projected to go to $92 million in 2025-26, when Dobson’s next contract will kick in — approximately 110 percent of what it is now. Hronek is two years older than Dobson and played similar minutes last season, but is not on the top power-play unit and does not produce nearly as much offensively.Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders makes save in the 2nd period against the Carolina Hurricanes during Game 3 in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Under the flat cap, a long-term extension for a player of Dobson’s caliber would have likely come in a hair over $8 million annually.
Now? Under a $92 million cap, Evolving Hockey projects a Dobson extension at eight years and $10.52 million annually, on average.That would make him the highest-paid player on the Islanders, and the highest-paid defenseman by a wide margin .
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