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Islanders captain Anders Lee officially headed to market
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The New York Islanders have already made some moves ahead of the opening of NHL Free Agency, which opens on July 1. The Islanders signed Tony DeAngelo to a $9 million extension , instead of the blueliner hitting the market.
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Now, the Islanders will see one of their players hitting free agency , according to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.
"The Islanders were informed this morning that captain Anders Lee is headed to the UFA market. Not a decision that was taken lightly. The Isles improved their offer in late stages, but still not there. So Lee heads to market. Door open to Isles as well while hearing from other teams tomorrow," LeBrun posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Lee was the 152nd overall selection of the 2009 NHL Draft by the Islanders, and broke into the league with the team in 2012-13. Since then, he has played in 923 games with the franchise, finding the back of the net 308 times while adding 241 helpers. He is fifth all-time in games played with the team, while sitting fourth in goals and tenth in points.
Lee is coming off a slight down year with the club. He played in all 82 games, but scored just 19 times, while adding 23 helpers. It was the lowest goal total he has had while playing more than 30 games since the 2014-15 campaign.
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This is also not the first time that Lee has tested free agency. He was an unrestricted free agent in 2019, but signed a seven-year deal with an AAV of $7 million with the Islanders on the first day of free agency.
Free agent frenzy gets underway this Wednesday, July 1, and ClutchPoints is your home for all the NHL Free Agency news.
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