{"id":117846,"date":"2021-09-01T11:02:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=117846"},"modified":"2021-09-01T11:02:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T15:02:03","slug":"report-new-york-islanders-sign-casey-cizikas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/09\/01\/report-new-york-islanders-sign-casey-cizikas\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Islanders Sign Casey Cizikas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/08\/28\/the-best-draft-class-new-york-islanders-in-history\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a> have reportedly signed UFA forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cizikca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casey Cizikas<\/a> to a 6-year, $15 million contract with a $2.5 million AAV. The report also says the value of the contract can be a little higher. Cizikas is the first of their unrestricted free agents to sign a new contract with the team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heard that Casey Cizikas&#39; deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Isles<\/a> is as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FriedgeHNIC<\/a> heard last month: Six years at around $2.5 million per.<\/p>\n<p>AAV could be a bit higher, but anything under $3m per is a huge boost for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Isles<\/a> and their cap situation. And they have their Identity Line center.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arthur Staple (@StapeAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StapeAthletic\/status\/1432793645552308226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:\u00a0<\/strong>The team has made the deal official, announcing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/islanders\/news\/islanders-announce-signings\/c-326057098\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">they&#8217;ve signed Cizikas to a multi-year deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Casey Cizikas Is Back With The Islanders<\/h2>\n<p>The Islanders fans have been itching for news and signings since day one of free agency. Now, they apparently got a new one to be excited about. Since the re-signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pelecad01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Pelech<\/a> and giving their new prospect, Aatu Raty, his entry-level contract, the island has been very quiet. Signing Cizikas will give their fans a bit to talk about while their other contracts are still in negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Cizikas returning is not huge news since there have been reports on it for a while now. But having some sort of confirmation is a relief, especially when reports have also indicated Cizikas had other options. With this contract done, the Islanders have their Identity Line back together and won&#8217;t have to worry about their centremen situation anymore.<\/p>\n<h3>What Comes Next For The Islanders<\/h3>\n<p>With the Cizikas deal finally done and at a reasonable price, the Islanders now have a few more contracts left to sign. They still need to give their RFAs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/beauvan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Beauvillier<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sorokil01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ilya Sorokin<\/a> new contracts and solve their top-line problem. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eberljo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Eberle<\/a> getting selected by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft, the Islanders have to give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barzama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mathew Barzal<\/a> a new right-winger.<\/p>\n<p>Many Isles fans have been requesting a trade for Vladimir Tarasenko, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/blues\/\" target=\"_self\">St. Louis Blues<\/a>, but he comes with an injury history and a big cap hit. A solution could be found within the team, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wahlsol01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oliver Wahlstrom<\/a> heading to his second season. The 21-year-old has shown a lot of potential and getting more minutes can do wonders for him. If the club ends up <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/07\/28\/kyle-palmieri-re-signs-islanders\/\" target=\"_self\">signing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/palmiky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Palmieri<\/a> and Zach Parise (like it has been reported), Wahlstrom might end up being the best option.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"hTm146pIQH1DsuZ9RicBjg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1233598866\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'hTm146pIQH1DsuZ9RicBjg',sig:'nEw1o8GI2wdr4T6lLKF4P46zUroWVALFwfrSaMTsD8o=',w:'594px',h:'431px',items:'1233598866',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Islanders have reportedly signed UFA forward Casey Cizikas to a 6-year, $15 million contract with a $2.5 million AAV. The report also says the value of the contract can be a little higher. Cizikas is the first of their unrestricted free agents to sign a new contract with the team. Heard that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3683,"featured_media":117850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4547,17,34,4548],"tags":[2715,5904,955],"class_list":["post-117846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hockey","category-islanders","category-news","category-nhl","tag-casey-cizikas","tag-new-york-islanders-news","tag-nhl-news"],"modified_by":"Josh Erickson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}