Much of the money Lou Lamoriello has spent on free agents in his time as Islanders president and general manager has been to re-sign his own.
That’s again expected to be the case when the NHL’s free agent market opens Friday at noon.
The Islanders did not place any players on waivers on Thursday, signaling they will not be buying anybody out to free up more money under the flat $81.5 million salary cap.
The Islanders have approximately $9 million in cap space, though they can exceed the upper limit by 10% during the offseason.
"We’ll just have to wait and see to see exactly what we do," Lamoriello said on Wednesday after the conclusion of the two-day NHL Draft when asked if he would need to move salary to accomplish his offseason goals.