Lighthouse Hockey · Sep 18, 2021
Islanders agree to terms with Zdeno Chara
Photo by Brian Winkler/Getty Images The Islanders no longer wear these jerseys, but Chara will don their new ones shortly.I joked about it a couple of weeks ago, but it is actually happening now: The New York Islanders have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Zdeno Chara, more than 20 years after trading him in the Alexei Yashin deal. Kevin Weekes, his former teammate with the Islanders, broke the story on Twitter about 15 minutes before the team announced it.
#Isles Transaction: The team has agreed to terms with defenseman Zdeno Chara on a one-year contract.https://t.co/RrJtVWH8RQ