The Islanders and Mike Comrie reached agreement around 1 a.m. today on a one-year contract extension worth $4 million. Just as he did last July, Comrie opted for the shorter term to give himself and the team greater flexibility going forward.
Comrie is making $3.375 million this season as the Islanders’ first-line center. When he signed with the Isles’ last summer, Comrie did so in tandem with team captain Bill Guerin, who has been his linemate most of the season. Through 63 games, Guerin has a team-best 19 goals, and Comrie has 18 goals and 27 assists for a team-leading 45 points.
Islanders general manager Garth Snow offered Comrie a long-term contract, according to multiple sources, but his priority was to make sure he’s in a situation where he has a chance to play a key role on a team with enough talent to contend for a playoff spot. Comrie becomes the second Islanders forward to agree to an extension following Trent Hunter’s five-year deal for $10 million.
One source involved in several high-profile negotiations today suggested Snow’s moves to lock down key players might be laying the groundwork to become a buyer later today. “It suggests to me he could be close to a deal or have received a counter back from a team that he might be prepared to act on if he knows what his budget is,” the source said of Snow.
Even so, Snow has said all along that he won’t sacrifice the Islanders’ first-round pick in what figures to be an exceptional draft.
Comments (37)
I'm happy about this. Wish it was for 3 years, but a good deal nonetheless. Now we need to find him some more offensive support.
A left winger perhaps?!!!! Plllllease.
Good Deal for 1 year - a 3 or 4 year deal would have been a disaster......Maybe a trade for Peca or McCabe is on the Horizon.
not a bad deal but it seems to me if comrie was such an integral part of the future, at only 27, it would have made more sense to sign him for more years. Check out my deadline day coverage at billyjaffe.blogspot.com
I'd have liked to have seen a longer deal, and I'm surprised the holdup was from Comrie's end. Does he really consider himself a $6M man? Four mil's a nice payday for most non-elite hockey players.
Oh well...curious to see what happens today.
Another year of watching camel toe...I mean toe drags!
**Seriously, the guy has kind of grown on me, even though I dump on him....Still think he is TOPS a 2nd line guy. If Snow is getting a big name and keeps his pick and Okposo....All For It !!! **
**The Oracle's vision is coming clearer and clearer.....Satan goes.....Picks come....then we get what I said.**
HOCKEY CHANNEL .... ALL DAY !!! CHANNEL 215 on DIRECTV
Steady (Oracle):
You've been hot so far.
I would def expect Satan gone, and prob Fedotenko.
One year deal in this situation is fine. It gives us good position before the end of a regular season. 16M/4 years would be a disaster. But this is a just a short term solution and Comrie might be traded next year before the deadline.
At least it's a sign we won't be sellers - even if we trade Satan and Fedotenko, whose I hope we will, we are still not sellers...
Go Isles!!
Devils just beefed up the Def salvador (+ 12 this year) and lost tough guy Janssen...Good trade for the Devils! Sutter gets a home town boy from Western Canada.
Tampa locks up Boyle.
Anaheim has Edmontons # 1 pick.....That will be a TOP FIVE PICK......SNOW, call the Ducks !!!!!!
Nashville has two #'1's next year!
NHL NETWORK is outsatnding today! My kid is sick and I stayed home with him.......Not a bad day to be out of the office!
Steady
I'm watching the same thing
TSN is a big part of this
Rumor is that Fedetenko didn't skate at the morning skate? Any way to go get this confirmed or not?
Steady
What can we possibly give up to get a top 5 pick? Satan/Tank and our pick are not going to get that done. A top 5 in this year's draft is WAY too valuable for a 13 goal scorer. Ducks are not making that deal, period.
Wish I was home as well, even the web is too slow sometimes!!
You know...I like this signing a lot.
It allows some breathing room for the balance of this year and next and it allows Comrie the chance to bolt if he doesn't like the direction the team is taking.
It is the first real indication to me that Snow is really rebuilding!!!!
Bryan
That was from hockeybuzz
but from what i've learned is that if you're a player heavy on trade rumors on trade deadline day, you basically don't practice
we've all been saying he'll probably be traded.
Campbell to sharks
Satan is said to be able to fetch a #1....I in no way agree, yet if some team is dumb enough to dit, I am all for it!
Package him with a kid and a 2nd rounder and you neve know!
***Belak to FLA.....TWO TOUGH GUYS are part of the first two trades! Good move by FLA....gave up a 5th rounder for a nice fighter!
**Brian Campbel traded from Sabres to Sharks !!! Are Sabres cashing it in ???? That leaves the 8th spot up for grabs between us and Flyers !!!
Flyers got Prospal yesterday
we need to make something happen to compete.
ARGHHH! we lost Bernier in that Campbell trade.
I was home watching the NHL network.
And then Milbury appeared with the other talking heads.
Now I'm at work
True, 505, it's the TSN "May Contain GM-Like People" corner, with John Ferguson Jr. and Mike Milbury.
I'm waiting for someone he gave up on to get traded so Milbury can praise the guy to the rafters and say he'd love to have that player on his team (conveniently forgetting he traded the player for 2 Fig Newtons and a conditional 15th round draft pick)
Brad Richards to Stars. For zippo !!! Dallas steals him in my opinion
***Boy is this different for us Yank/Met Fans.....Isles name has not even been mentioned....A lot different than MLB for us NYers....It is like we do not exist! ***
COME ON GARTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s MTL got HOSSA, I believe.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barnaby and Milbury and I am still watching. Hate those two men as much as I hate Tucker and Avery.
Funny how they ALL rip Milbury during the broadcast. Make fun of a lot of his moves in the past! LOVE IT !!
Huet to Caps for a second rounder.
That Montreal move is just the start.
I think they're up to something big.
That means, for now, that Price is their starter.
"Funny how they ALL rip Milbury during the broadcast. Make fun of a lot of his moves in the past! LOVE IT !!"
Ha Ha.
Somebody needs to remind THOSE bobbleheads that there just might be an Islander fan or two watching who's not laughing at their trite little comedy. I would give a testicle to be on the show right now with Milbury sitting across from me.
He may be a tough guy but I know that I am bigger than him.
And if he wants to pull the "hit the guy in the head with his own shoe" on me, well he's in for a surprise.....I'd step in dogschit before I went on the set.
Montreal making room for a big salary?
I wish the Isles would pick up a guy like Janssen so they could finally dump Simon in the off season.
27
Could be....we'll see
Just to let you guys know, i got confirmation that Fedotenko was at practice today
Not for nothing but on the day of the trading deadline there should be no games scheduled.
Quite the activity today! I am with you guys even if I am not posting much.
Hope Snow has something up his sleave, so far all we know for sure is the Isles are standing pat with a few of their UFA.
Back to work...
I am at a loss for what MTL is doing ??? Great move by the Caps.
Eastern Conference is wide open. MAKE THE PLAYOFFS !!!! A hot DP can take us far !!!
Ok i just got really pissed off...Im watchin the NHL network and they were talkin about which goalies in the east who are solid and can lead in the playoffs...and they say lunquist and brodeur...WHAT ABOUT DP...are they serious..the islanders really get no recognition at all from the league..its embarassing..Not just saying this cause im an Islander fan, but DP is better then lunquist..he cant move the puck..DP can and is more solid in my eyes...broduer is a proven hall of famer, so i wont compare him w/ DP...DP made the all star game if i remember correctly...LUNQUIST DID NOT!!! Come on Snow, lets make a big move...im gettin impatient!!!
Tony, I couldn't believe my ears when I DIDN
Tony, I couldn't believe my ears when I DIDN"T hear DPs name! NO RESPECT!!!
It's a frat guys...The Wanger is not part of the frat and neither is anyone on the Island !
This reminds me of last year, not a peep from Wangsnolan until the last minute, then they hit us with Smyth. Who's left out there as a possible last minute surprise?