Islanders should not be worried about offer sheet risk

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - APRIL 11: Ilya Sorokin #30 and Adam Pelech #3 of the New York Islanders skate against the New York Rangers at the Nassau Coliseum on April 11, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Rangers 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The threat of an offer sheet looms over the New York Islanders for yet another offseason. With $4.42 million in cap space (without Johnny Boychuk’s LTIR money), Lou Lamoriello might not have enough space to sign his trio of RFAs, let alone UFA Casey Cizikas.

Naturally, that means the drama surrounding the Islanders flows towards offer sheets. You know that CBA mechanism that we always talk about but rarely see?

But…