Islanders to Let Go of Dubie, and Other Free Agents

Come July 1st, 2008, you probably won't be seeing G Wade Dubielewicz, or F Ruslan Fedotenko, Josef Vasicek, and Miroslav Satan signing with the Islanders.

"We made a significant offer that he turned down," Snow said of Dubielewicz, who had a 9-9-1 record last season with a 2.70 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. "We wish him the best." Joey MacDonald, who was 0-1-1 in his two starts with a 3.00 goals-against mark and a .918 save percentage, has a one-way contract next season that positions him as the logical backup to starter Rick DiPietro.

Fedotenko, Vasicek, and Miroslav Satan have not recieved offers to re-sign with the Islanders. As part of the "youth movement", the Islanders will look to lose the contracts of underperforming veterans, and replace them with the younger players, whom you may have seen skating in an Isles jersey sometime in the last season.

Restricted Free Agents (RFAs) Jeff Tambellini, Frans Nielsen, Ben Walter, Jeremy Colliton, Sean Bergenheim, and Bruno Gervais will all look to re-sign with the Islanders, and they all possibly will have a spot on the Opening Day Roster.

Tim Jackman, another RFA, is close to signing a 2-way contract to stay with the Islanders for at least another season. RFA Aaron Johnson will probably not recieve an offer, because he can go to arbitration and possibly win a one-way contract.


Let's Go Isles!!!