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Islanders sign Adam Pelech to eight year deal

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 16: Adam Pelech #3 of the New York Islanders looks on against the Pittsburgh Penguins during overtime in Game One of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG PAINTS Arena on May 16, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

The New York Islanders have done something! Honestly. The team announced on Friday that they agreed to an eight-year deal with defenseman Adam Pelech.

Getting Pelech signed was the Islanders top priority this offseason. Of all the players they had to sign he was easily going to be the most important and most expensive.