New York Islanders training camp opens in just two days. And before the news came out that Ryan Strome had signed his deal, Islanders fans were looking at the very real probability of Strome missing camp, and maybe even the season.
When Charles Wang was majority owner the Islanders had an internal policy that stated player who remained unsigned by training camp would not have their contracts negotiated until the end of the season. And with two days to go it looked like the policy could be enforced for the former 50 point player.
Wang is no longer the majority owner, so who knows if the team would continue enforcing this policy.