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Isles give Poulin another one-year, two-way contract

Kevin Poulin

Kevin Poulin

AP

The New York Islanders announced the signing of goalie Kevin Poulin to a one-year, two-way contract on Tuesday.

It’s an identical deal to his previous one ($600K at the NHL level, $275K in the AHL), according to Newsday’s Arthur Staple.

At 25, Poulin still has time to emerge, although he must be at least getting a tad bit anxious. The Islanders added proven backup Thomas Greiss this offseason, so Poulin stands as the third option (at best) beyond Greiss and starter Jaroslav Halak.

Poulin lost his only start with the Islanders in 2014-15. He was mediocre in the AHL, going 16-21-7 with a .912 save percentage for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

While he hasn’t distinguished himself at any real point (aside from a nice start in 10 appearances back in 2010-11), Poulin does have 50 games of NHL experience under his belt, so there’s that.