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Islanders Andrew Ladd vs Kyle Okposo Contract Comparison

Looking back, the July 2016 Free Agent Class was a major flop. With long-term contracts given out to Milan Lucic, Andrew Ladd, Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen, and David Backes this free agency class is one of the more disappointing in recent memory. The Islanders, unfortunately, were very involved in this class.

They gave Andrew Ladd a seven-year $38.5 million contract. With an AAV at $5.5 million, the thought was that he was brought in to play alongside John Tavares. That lasted all but two-weeks.

He was quickly demoted off that line but he still put up 23 goals with the Islanders that year.