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Lou Lamoriello sends clear message that Islanders want to re-sign Mathew Barzal

Islanders center Mathew Barzal looks on against the Hurricanes in the first period at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on March 7. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Lou Lamoriello avowed Mathew Barzal will be re-signed, even if it means the Islanders president and general manager must match an offer sheet to the impending restricted free agent without arbitration rights.

And before the NHL season was placed on pause in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the top-line center repeated in a private chat with Newsday that his No. 1 criteria for long-term happiness is playing for an organization that can sustain long-term success.