The Islanders saw enough from Dennis Seidenberg this season to bring him back for another.
On Monday, the club announced it had signed the veteran defenseman to a one-year deal. Per Newsday, it’s for $1.25 million -- a slight raise from the $1M he earned this season.
Seidenberg, 35, caught on with the Isles in late September, parlaying a good showing with Team Europe at the World Cup into a contract after going the entire summer unsigned.
For New York, it worked out very well.
Seidenberg was a regular lineup fixture, averaging 19:26 TOI over 73 games. He also provided some good production from the back end, scoring five goals and 22 points -- his highest offensive output in five years.
Today’s deal also gives the Isles some flexibility when it comes to the upcoming expansion draft. The club now has six blueliners under contract for next season -- Seidenberg, Johnny Boychuk, Nick Leddy, Travis Hamonic, Thomas Hickey and Scott Mayfield -- and a seventh, pending RFA Calvin De Haan, will (presumably) be locked in as well. The same might be said of fellow RFA Adam Pelech.
Young d-man Ryan Pulock, who only appeared in one game this year, locked in through 2018.