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Islanders: Pending UFA trade market could look a little different in 2020

On February 17, 2020, the Vancouver Canucks acquired Tyler Toffoli from the Los Angeles Kings via trade. The former New York Islanders trade target was acquired for a roster player, a prospect, and two picks: a 2020 second-round pick and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2022.

Los Angeles would get that 2022 fourth-round pick from Vancouver if Toffoli re-signed with the Canucks.

It's a fairly common condition attached to a pick when a team trades a pending UFAs. By trading that pending UFA before they hit the market the new team can offer that UFA eight years on a new deal instead of seven.