New York Islanders, Mathew Barzal have 8-year, $73.2M deal

Mathew Barzal signed an 8-year extension that’ll maintain the star ahead with the New York Islanders.

The contract is value $73.2 million, carrying a median annual worth in opposition to the NHL wage cap of $9.15 million, his agent confirmed to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan.

In six seasons with the staff, Barzal has 311 factors in 362 video games, together with 91 targets. He is a two-time NHL All-Star choice.

Barzal, 25, was drafted sixteenth general by the Islanders in 2015 and gained the Calder Trophy because the NHL’s rookie of the yr in 2017-18. Barzal’s 85 factors have been the third most of any Islanders rookie behind Corridor of Famers Bryan Trottier (95 factors in 1975-76) and Mike Bossy (91 factors in 1977-78).

His earlier contract with the Islanders was signed in January 2021 and carried a cap hit of $7 million. Barzal was within the final yr of that deal and was set to grow to be a restricted free agent subsequent summer time earlier than committing to this new contract.

With this re-signing, the Islanders now have $71.375 million devoted to 17 gamers for the 2023-24 season, based on Cap Pleasant. That season’s wage cap will likely be $83.5 million. NHL groups have been steerage by the league that the cap is projected to rise as excessive as $88 million in 2024-25 and $92 million in 2025-26, because the NHL recovers from its COVID-19 pandemic monetary hit.