The New York Islanders announced a few non-splash signings on the first day of free agency, mostly filling (or re-signing) depth needs but in one case at least adding a bit of intrigue.
The “headline” signing, if you’d call it that, is former 3rd-overall pick Jonathan Drouin, who has bounced around a bit but found his footing in Colorado playing with old junior buddy and Great Player Nathan MacKinnon.
While Mathew Barzal is of course not in MacKinnon’s class, he and Drouin both have dazzling hands that at least allow one to imagine some great connections.