What’s the deal with Ryan Strome’s next contract?

One very important Islander remains unsigned, and questions abound.Restricted free agent Ryan Strome remains unsigned by the Islanders, having turned down the team’s qualifying offer at the deadline back on June 15th. While that might be cause for grave alarm (the default setting for most Islanders fans anyway), there’s little indicating that there’s anything to worry about right now.

The situation is very reminiscent of another recent Islanders restricted free agent - Brock Nelson - who last year also turned down his qualifying offer before signing a three-year, $7.5 million ($2.5 million AAV) deal on the eve of training camp. At the time, Nelson ran the risk of sitting out the entire…