Mathew Barzal #13 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Unlike some other RFAs, New York Islanders star forward Mathew Barzal is in the city his team plays in and is waiting to sign a new contract.
The New York Islanders 2021 training camp opens this Sunday. And as it stands Mathew Barzal, their best player, has not yet been extended. Barzal is one of the remaining few RFAs who have yet to put pen to paper on a new deal.
On Thursday we were told that Barzal is in New York which, when you consider how some of the negotiations are going with other RFAs, it’s a big (and positive) sign.