The best thing you'll see today! The #Isles marketing/social team is really killing it.

Barzal's contract is aging like fineeeee wine #Isles

The 2027 All Star Game logo goes full fisherman! This complements the #Isles anticipated "Hometown Remix" jerseys for next season. (the logo will be bigger, don't worry)

The #Isles have signed 2026 first round selection, Malte Gustafsson, to a 3-year entry level contract. If he returns to Sweden this season, the contract slides back 1-year (just like Eklund last season). The future of the blue line is taking shape!

Really cool idea! Just tried it out and the process is very easy (you don’t need to be a graphic designer). #Isles

As expected, the #Isles AHL affiliate, Hamilton Hammers, unveiled a very similar jersey design to the NHL club. Notably, the striping and piping pattern on the sleeves and bottom of the jersey is different from the Islanders classic sweaters. Thoughts?

#TheSummerOfDarche2027 #Isles

Lee signs with Utah for 3 x $5.4M. End of an era. #Isles

Good. #Isles already have way too many middle-6 forwards as is.

Maccelli would fit in well with Barzal and Ritchie. I omitted Duclair when I posted this because I just assumed he was being moved, but as things stand Eklund is competing with Schenn, Palat, Duclair, Engvall, and now Macelli for playing time. Will be interesting to see what Darche does. #Isles

Schaefer and Ritchie are eligible to sign extensions next July 1st. Holmstrom, Heineman, (and Maccelli) are all RFAs next July 1st also needing contacts. Next summer is going to be busy! #Isles

#Isles signing right-shot defensemen Matt Kessel to a 1 x $850K (one-way) deal per @notfriedgehnic.bsky.social. Some flexible RHD depth.

Really solid, low-risk, work by Darche. #Isles

1 year x $2.25M. A former 57 point guy, Maccelli had 14 goals and 25 assists for a total of 39 points in 71 games last season. Might be the short-term Duclair replacement. #Isles

Matias Maccelli is signing with the #Isles per @notfriedgehnic.bsky.social. 25 year old winger with decent upside.

Varly insurance #Isles

Filled the role of captain with grace, heart, and passion. Never had to worry about his effort and genuinely loved the island. Anders Lee gave the organization much needed stability after #he left us high and dry. A quintessential Islander and a standup human being. Thank you, Ders! #Isles

July 1, 2026 #Isles Expect very little. Darche has very little cap flexibility due to poor roster construction under the previous GM and his bad trade deadline. Just how it goes. Lee being pushed to free agency is actually a good sign he feels change is needed. An interesting 12 months begins 👀

Darche "swapped" Lee, Shabanov, and Gatcomb for Schenn and Palat. Yikes. #Isles

Anders Lee going to test the market per @notpierrevlebrun.bsky.social #Isles

After DeAngelo's extension, this is the #Isles defensive depth before free agency: Schaefer Pulock Pelech DeAngelo Romanov Mayfield George Darche needs to move off of Pelech and/or Romanov before the deadline. Pulock's NTC becomes a MNTC next summer. Mayfield's contract is likely unmovable (LLou).

Without Shabanov and Gatcomb, these are the #Isles projected lines before free agency: Schenn Barzal Ritchie Eklund Horvat Holmstrom Heineman Pageau Palmieri Palat Cizikas Engvall Palmieri, Palat, and Cizikas come off the books after the season, with Schenn the year after. Bubble team (if that).

Wow. So no Gatcomb or Shabanov? They could also be signed already. I'd miss Gatcomb.

😂 😂 😂 #Isles

#Isles dev camp roster posted by @stefenrosner.bsky.social

You know what you do as an NHL GM when you absolutely, positively do not want to trade a guy? You listen to as many trade offers as possible. There's no real difference between "listening" and "get this guy the fk off my team." In both cases, you're trying to trade.

He’s set to be a free agent this summer, so this is a deal that allows Healey to attend #Isles dev camp. Then they can decide whether to sign him. Nothing 🍔

6'2" right-shot defensemen who played at Arizona State last season as a true freshman. Will be a project, but has the size to make it happen. #Isles

A 6' 4" shutdown defensemen who models his game after Victor Hedman is exactly the type of player you want in your system. #Isles Day 2 of the NHL Draft starts at 11:OO AM on NHL Network and ESPN+.

Even though Darche didn’t address the massive hole on the right side, that’s not how you successfully draft in this league. You always take best player available after the top few picks. Gustafsson’s size and poise makes him a sure lock as an NHL defenseman. #Isles

With the 13th overall selection in the 2026 NHL draft, the #Isles select Malte Gustafsson! He is a 6’ 4” puck carrying defensemen who is not afraid to throw his body around. As a left handed shot, Darche does not address the biggest hole in the organization.

#Isles on the clock! ⏰

Sources tell me the #Isles will be forfeiting their 13th overall pick because the front office is on vacation.

Booooooo

Darche should grow a pair and trade up for Chase Reid right now. Surprised he’s still available. #Isles

This Schaefer kid can do it all. Poor McKenna upstaged by Bieber and the best defenseman in the league tonight. #Isles

Matty Schaefer is in the house. Have to think he’s announcing the #Isles pick.

#Isles fans, just curious, would you be okay trading Barzal to the Stars if it got you Robertson on an extension in return?

George and Aitcheson must be so thrilled! #Isles

Anthony DeAngelo (2x4.5m extension with the Islanders) is great at converting his team's chances into goals; defensively he gives all of those goals back and then some. Presumably his employment in the league continues because of his belovèd locker-room demeanour.

When they said players would want to come here and play with Schaefer, this is not what I had in mind #Isles

Tony DeAngelo has resigned with the #Isles for 2 years at $4.5M. 🙄

I think trading Bo makes more sense than a lot of #Isles fans realize. He's a top-6 center in a sellers market who is already 31 years old. Darche won't do it, but if the return makes sense, he could fetch us a small fortune.

It's draft day! Today won't be as franchise altering as last year, but the #Isles still have the opportunity to select an elite player with pick #13. There is a chance GM Mathieu Darche trades the pick for an NHL ready player, but that is far less likely. 7:00 PM EST on ESPN.

0% chance it happens, but Robertson with Schaefer and Barzal would be unstoppable. #Isles

If they can really get a 4th for Byram then there is no excuse not to shop Pelech really aggressively. #Isles

Don’t think we should expect Darche to be very active this week. Sure, we could get surprised but Lou’s extensions and Darche’s shitty trade deadline are limitations until next offseason. #Isles

This package is only ~slightly~ better than the one Darche gave St Louis for Schenn. No reason Kyrou shouldn’t have been the guy instead. Ooof. Deadline looking worse and worse by the day. #Isles

Dupuis is an Islander 🤯 #Isles

Good reading ahead of the draft and free agency #Isles