In another NHL Trade Deadline Deal, the San Jose Sharks have traded 28-year-old Tyler Kennedy to the New York Islanders for a conditional 3rd-round/7th-round draft pick.
Tyler Kennedy traded to the New York Islanders for a conditional pick
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) March 2, 2015
Conditions for #Isles Kennedy deal is the pick is a 7th-rounder, unless they win the Cup and he plays 50+% of games in final, then 3rd-rd
— Brett Cyrgalis (@BrettCyrgalis) March 2, 2015
The 5’11”, 185-pound winger has played a total of 464 NHL games, scoring 84 goals and adding 110 assists. This season the 28-year-old has four goals and five assists for nine points in 25 games for the Sharks. He brings some playoff experience to a young Islanders team that is currently sitting in first place in the NHL Metropolitan Division. Garth Snow is hoping that Kennedy’s grit, penalty killing ability and leadership will help the Islanders down the stretch and into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
A fourth-round pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2004, Kennedy was traded to San Jose for a 2nd-round pick at the 2013 draft. He has four goals and five assists in 25 games this season and will be a free agent this summer.
The Islanders were relatively quiet at the deadline, acquiring Kennedy, and backup goaltender Michal Neuvirth for the NHL roster, and Dustin Jeffrey for the AHL squad.
“I think there is a lot of good chemistry in that locker room and we didn’t want to deplete too many players out of there,” Snow told reporters in a press conference following the 3:00pm deadline. “We made the moves we made today, and we’re happy with where we stand.”
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