2011–12 New York Islanders season

The 2011–12 New York Islanders season was the 40th season in the franchise's history.[1] The team failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth straight season.

2011–12 New York Islanders
Division	5th Atlantic
Conference	14th Eastern
2011–12 record	34–37–11
Home record	17–18–6
Road record	17–19–5
Goals for	200
Goals against	248
Team information
General Manager	Garth Snow
Coach	Jack Capuano
Captain	Mark Streit
Alternate captains	Kyle Okposo Brian Rolston (Oct.–Feb.) Steve Staios John Tavares
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance	13,191 (81.3%) 540,838 in 41 games
Team leaders
Goals	Matt Moulson (36)
Assists	John Tavares (50)
Points	John Tavares (81)
Penalty minutes	Matt Martin (111)
Plus/minus	Travis Hamonic (6)
Wins	Evgeni Nabokov (19)
Goals against average	Evgeni Nabokov (2.55)

Off-season

At the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the Islanders selected playmaking center Ryan Strome from the Niagara IceDogs.

On July 1, 2011, the Islanders signed Marty Reasoner.

On August 1, 2011, a public referendum was held in Nassau County to authorize $400 million for a new coliseum as a home to the Islanders, a minor-league ballpark and other economic development projects. The plan was rejected by the voters, thus causing speculation that after the 2014–15 season, the Islanders may be moving.[2]

Pre-season

On June 30, 2011, the Islanders announced that they will play five pre-season games including two games each against the Bruins and Devils, and the other one against the Flames. The Islanders' final game of the pre-season, which is against the Bruins, will take place at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[3]

Defenceman Mark Streit is named team captain, following Doug Weight's retirement.

Regular season

Playoffs

The Islanders attempted to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season, but failed to do so for the fifth straight season.

Standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
3	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
4	x – New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
5	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	NE	y – Boston Bruins	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	+67	102
3	SE	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	−24	94
4	AT	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
5	AT	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
6	AT	x – New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
7	SE	x – Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	−8	92
8	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	+9	92
9	NE	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	−12	89
10	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	−46	84
11	SE	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	−21	84
12	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	−30	82
13	NE	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	−33	80
14	AT	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79
15	NE	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	−14	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Preseason game log: 1–4–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 4–0–0)
Game	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Score	Decision	Location	Attendance	Recap
1	September 23	7:00pm	Boston	6–3	Nillson	TD Garden	16,555	[4]
2	September 24	7:00pm	New Jersey	6–2	Poulin	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	7,107	[5]
3	September 27	9:00pm	Calgary	2–0	Glencross	Scotiabank Saddledome	19,289	[6]
4	September 30	7:00pm	New Jersey	1–0	Clarkson	Prudential Center	11,154	[7]
5	October 1	7:00pm	Boston	3–2	Seidenberg	Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, CT)	8,489	[8]

Regular season

2011–12 Regular season game log: 4–6–2 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 0–3–1)
October (Games: 9; Home: 6; Road: 3) (Record: 3–4–2; Home: 3–2–1; Road: 0–2–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Recap 1 October 8 8:00pm Florida 0–2 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234 Recap 2 October 10 1:00pm Minnesota 2–1 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,278 Recap 3 October 13 7:00pm Tampa Bay 5–1 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,759 Recap 4 October 15 7:00pm NY Rangers 4–2 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234 Recap 5 October 20 7:30pm @ Tampa Bay 1–4 Montoya St. Pete Times Forum 18,181 Recap 6 October 22 7:30pm @ Florida 2–4 Nabokov BankAtlantic Center 15,411 Recap 7 October 25 7:00pm Pittsburgh 0–3 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,681 Recap 8 October 27 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh 2 – 3 (SO) DiPietro Consol Energy Center 18,461 Recap 9 October 29 7:00pm San Jose 2 – 3 (OT) DiPietro Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,742 Recap
November (Games: 13; Home: 7; Road: 6) (Record: 4–7–2; Home: 2–4–1; Road: 2–3–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Recap 10 November 3 7:00pm Winnipeg 0–3 DiPietro Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,157 Recap 11 November 5 7:00pm Washington 5–3 DiPietro Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,812 Recap 12 November 7 7:00pm @ Boston 2–6 Nabokov TD Garden 17,565 Recap 13 November 10 9:00pm @ Colorado 3 – 4 (OT) Montoya Pepsi Center 13,221 Recap 14 November 13 9:00pm @ Vancouver 1–4 Nabokov Rogers Arena 18,860 Recap 15 November 15 7:00pm NY Rangers 2–4 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234 Recap 16 November 17 7:00pm Montreal 4–3 DiPietro Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,928 Recap 17 November 19 7:00pm Boston 0–6 DiPietro Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,011 Recap 18 November 21 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh 0–5 Nilsson Consol Energy Center 18,571 Recap 19 November 23 7:00pm Philadelphia 3 – 4 (OT) DiPietro Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,086 Recap 20 November 25 3:00pm New Jersey 0–1 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,358 Recap 21 November 26 1:00pm @ New Jersey 3–2 Montoya Prudential Center 16,014 Recap 22 November 29 7:00pm @ Buffalo 2–1 Montoya First Niagara Center 18,690 Recap
December (Games: 14; Home: 7; Road: 7) (Record: 6–6–2; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–3–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Recap 23 December 2 8:30pm @ Chicago 4 – 5 (SO) Montoya United Center 21,463 Recap 24 December 3 8:30pm @ Dallas 5–4 DiPietro American Airlines Center 14,423 Recap 25 December 6 7:00pm Tampa Bay 5–1 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,486 Recap 26 December 8 7:00pm Chicago 2 – 3 (OT) Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,711 Recap 27 December 10 7:00pm Pittsburgh 3–6 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,638 Recap 28 December 13 7:30pm @ Montreal 3–5 Montoya Bell Centre 21,273 Recap 29 December 15 7:00pm Dallas 2–3 Poulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,288 Recap 30 December 17 8:00pm @ Minnesota 2 – 1 (SO) Montoya XCel Energy Center 18,209 Recap 31 December 20 8:30pm @ Winnipeg 3 – 2 (SO) Nabokov MTS Centre 15,004 Recap 32 December 22 7:00pm @ NY Rangers 2–4 Nabokov Madison Square Garden 18,200 Recap 33 December 23 7:00pm Toronto 3–5 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,432 Recap 34 December 26 7:00pm @ NY Rangers 0–3 Nabokov Madison Square Garden 18,200 Recap 35 December 29 7:00pm Calgary 3–1 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,819 Recap 36 December 31 1:00pm Edmonton 4–1 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,807 Recap
January (Games: 13; Home: 6; Road: 7) (Record: 6–6–1; Home: 2–3–1; Road: 4–3–0) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Recap 37 January 3 7:00pm @ Carolina 4 – 3 (SO) Nabokov RBC Center 13,828 Recap 38 January 6 10:00pm @ Anaheim 2–4 Nabokov Honda Center 13,892 Recap 39 January 7 8:00pm @ Phoenix 1–5 Nabokov Jobing.com Arena 13,350 Recap 40 January 10 7:00pm Detroit 5–1 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,864 Recap 41 January 12 7:00pm Philadelphia 2–3 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,751 Recap 42 January 14 7:00pm Buffalo 4–2 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,848 Recap 43 January 16 1:00pm Nashville 1–3 Poulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,755 Recap 44 January 17 7:00pm @ Washington 3–0 Nabokov Verizon Center 18,506 Recap 45 January 19 7:00pm @ Philadelphia 4–1 Nabokov Wells Fargo Center 19,796 Recap 46 January 21 7:00pm Carolina 2 – 1 (OT) Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,622 Recap 47 January 23 7:00pm @ Toronto 0–3 Nabokov Air Canada Centre 19,570 Recap 48 January 24 7:00pm Toronto 3 – 4 (OT) Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,888 Recap 49 January 31 7:00pm @ Carolina 5–2 Poulin RBC Center 15,575 Recap
February (Games: 14; Home: 7; Road: 7) (Record: 6–6–2; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–3–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Recap 50 February 3 7:30pm @ Ottawa 2–1 (OT) Nabokov Scotiabank Place 18,252 Recap 51 February 4 7:00pm Buffalo 3–4 (SO) Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,618 Recap 52 February 7 7:00pm @ Philadelphia 1–0 (SO) Nabokov Wells Fargo Center 19,614 Recap 53 February 9 7:00pm Montreal 2–4 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,312 Recap 54 February 11 1:00pm Los Angeles 2–1 (OT) Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,079 Recap 55 February 12 3:00pm Florida 1–4 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,179 Recap 56 February 14 8:30pm @ Winnipeg 3–1 Nabokov MTS Center 15,004 Recap 57 February 16 8:00pm @ St. Louis 1–5 Montoya Scottrade Center 18,434 Recap 58 February 18 7:00pm Carolina 4–3 Poulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,818 Recap 59 February 20 1:00pm Ottawa 0–6 Poulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,818 Recap 60 February 21 7:00pm @ Buffalo 1–2 Poulin First Niagara Center 18,690 Recap 61 February 24 7:00pm NY Rangers 4–3 (SO) Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,250 Recap 62 February 26 5:00pm @ Ottawa 2–5 Nabokov Scotiabank Place 19,660 Recap 63 February 28 7:00pm @ Washington 2–3 (OT) Nabokov Verizon Center 18,506 Recap
March (Games: 15; Home: 6; Road: 9) (Record: 7–6–2; Home: 2–3–1; Road: 5–3–1) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Recap 64 March 1 7:00pm @ Philadelphia 3–6 Nabokov Wells Fargo Center 19,674 Recap 65 March 3 1:00pm @ Boston 3–2 Nabokov TD Garden 17,565 Recap 66 March 4 3:00pm New Jersey 1–0 Nilsson Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,250 Recap 67 March 8 7:00pm @ New Jersey 1–5 Nabokov Prudential Center 14,573 Recap 68 March 10 7:00pm New Jersey 1–2 Nilsson Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,250 Recap 69 March 11 7:00pm @ NY Rangers 3–4 (OT) Nabokov Madison Square Garden 18,200 Recap 70 March 13 7:00pm Washington 4–5 (SO) Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,488 Recap 71 March 15 7:00pm Philadelphia 2–3 Nabokov Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,827 Recap 72 March 17 7:00pm @ Montreal 3–2 (SO) Montoya Bell Centre 21,273 Recap 73 March 20 7:00pm @ Toronto 5–2 Nabokov Air Canada Centre 19,351 Recap 74 March 24 7:00pm @ Tampa Bay 3–4 Montoya St. Pete Times Forum 19,204 Recap 75 March 25 5:00pm @ Florida 3–2 (SO) Nabokov BankAtlantic Center 16,814 Recap 76 March 27 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh 5–3 Nabokov Consol Energy Center 18,588 Recap 77 March 29 7:00pm Pittsburgh 5–3 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,018 Recap 78 March 31 1:00pm Boston 3–6 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,250 Recap
April (Games: 4; Home: 2; Road: 2) (Record: 1–3–0; Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–2–0) Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Recap 79 April 1 3:00pm Ottawa 1–5 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,210 Recap 80 April 3 7:00pm @ New Jersey 1–3 Montoya Prudential Center 15,482 Recap 81 April 5 7:00pm Winnipeg 5–4 Montoya Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,048 Recap 82 April 7 7:00pm @ Columbus 3–7 Montoya Nationwide Arena 17,652 Recap

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season Number Position Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 91 C John Tavares 82 31 50 81 -6 26 26 LW Matt Moulson 82 36 33 69 1 6 15 RW P. A. Parenteau 80 18 49 67 −8 89 2 D Mark Streit 82 7 40 47 −27 46 51 C Frans Nielsen 82 17 30 47 −3 6 21 RW Kyle Okposo 79 24 21 45 −15 46 40 RW Michael Grabner 78 20 12 32 −18 12 12 C Josh Bailey 80 13 19 32 −10 32 3 D Travis Hamonic 73 2 22 24 6 73 47 D Andrew MacDonald 75 5 14 19 −5 26 17 LW Matt Martin 80 7 7 14 −17 121 27 D Milan Jurcina 65 3 8 11 −34 30 11 RW Brian Rolston^‡ 49 4 5 9 −12 6 24 D Steve Staios 65 0 8 8 −19 53 41 LW David Ullstrom 29 4 4 8 -2 6 42 D Dylan Reese 28 1 6 7 0 11 16 C Marty Reasoner 61 1 5 6 −25 34 4 D Mark Eaton 62 1 3 4 −17 10 53 C Casey Cizikas 15 0 4 4 1 6 29 LW Jay Pandolfo 62 1 2 3 −14 8 10 D Mike Mottau^‡ 29 0 2 2 −10 15 25 RW Nino Niederreiter 55 1 0 1 −29 12 36 RW Tim Wallace^‡ 31 0 1 1 −7 6 14 LW Trevor Gillies 3 0 0 0 −1 0 49 RW Rhett Rakhshani 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 D Ty Wishart 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 LW Micheal Haley 14 0 0 0 -1 57 55 D Aaron Ness 9 0 0 0 0 2 46 D Matt Donovan 3 0 0 0 -3 0 44 D Calvin de Haan 1 0 0 0 1 0 57 RW Blake Comeau^‡ 16 0 0 0 −11 6

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

#	Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM
20	Evgeni Nabokov	42	2378	19	18	3	101	2.55	1172	.914	2	0	0	6
35	Al Montoya	31	1720	9	11	5	89	3.10	832	.893	0	0	0	2
39	Rick DiPietro	8	354	3	2	3	22	3.73	177	.876	0	0	2	0
60	Kevin Poulin	6	296	2	4	0	15	3.04	162	.907	0	0	0	0
45	Anders Nilsson	4	218	1	2	0	10	2.75	112	.911	1	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Islanders. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
John Tavares[9]	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 17, 2011
Matt Moulson[10]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 5, 2011
Evgeni Nabokov[11]	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 23, 2012
John Tavares[12]	NHL First Star of the Month	January 2012

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Michael Grabner	100th Career NHL Game	October 15, 2011
Matt Moulson	200th Career NHL Game	October 25, 2011
Kyle Okposo	200th Career NHL Game	October 27, 2011
Brian Rolston	1,200th Career NHL Game	November 15, 2011
Jay Pandolfo	100th Career NHL Goal	November 17, 2011
Anders Nilsson	1st Career NHL Game	November 19, 2011
David Ullstrom	1st Career NHL Game	November 21, 2011
David Ullstrom	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 29, 2011
David Ullstrom	1st Career NHL Goal	December 6, 2011
Matt Martin	100th Career NHL Game	December 10, 2011
Calvin de Haan	1st Career NHL Game	December 15, 2011
Mike Mottau	300th Career NHL Game	December 15, 2011
Travis Hamonic	100th Career NHL Game	January 6, 2012
Mark Streit	400th Career NHL Game	January 7, 2012
John Tavares	200th Career NHL Game	January 7, 2012
Evgeni Nabokov	300th Career NHL Win	January 14, 2012
Milan Jurcina	400th Career NHL Game	January 17, 2012
P. A. Parenteau	100th Career NHL Point	January 17, 2012
Josh Bailey	100th Career NHL Point	January 19, 2012
Mark Eaton	600th Career NHL Game	February 3, 2012
Aaron Ness	1st Career NHL Game	February 7, 2012
John Tavares	100th Career NHL Assist	February 9, 2012
Casey Cizikas	1st Career NHL Game	February 24, 2012
Frans Nielsen	300th Career NHL Game 100th Career NHL Assist	February 28, 2012
Casey Cizikas	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 1, 2012
Anders Nilsson	1st Career NHL Win 1st Career NHL Shutout	March 4, 2012
Evgeni Nabokov	600th Career NHL Game	March 11, 2012
Matt Moulson	100th Career NHL Goal	March 24, 2012
Mark Streit	200th Career NHL Assist	March 29, 2012
Matt Donovan	1st Career NHL Game	April 3, 2012
John Tavares	200th Career NHL Point	April 3, 2012
Steve Staios	1,000th Career NHL Game	April 5, 2012

Final roster

Updated June 5, 2012.[13]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
12		Josh Bailey	C	L	30	2008	Bowmanville, Ontario
39		Rick DiPietro	G	R	38	2000	Winthrop, Massachusetts
4		Mark Eaton	D	L	43	2010	Wilmington, Delaware
40		Michael Grabner	RW	L	32	2010	Villach, Austria
37		John Grahame	G	L	44	2012	Denver, Colorado
3		Travis Hamonic	D	R	29	2008	Winnipeg, Manitoba
27		Milan Jurcina	D	L	37	2010	Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
47		Andrew MacDonald	D	L	33	2006	Judique, Nova Scotia
17		Matt Martin	LW	L	31	2008	Windsor, Ontario
35		Al Montoya	G	L	35	2011	Chicago, Illinois
26		Matt Moulson	LW	L	36	2009	Mississauga, Ontario
20		Evgeni Nabokov	G	L	45	2011	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
25		Nino Niederreiter	RW	L	27	2010	Chur, Switzerland
51		Frans Nielsen	C	L	36	2002	Herning, Denmark
21		Kyle Okposo (A)	RW	R	32	2006	Saint Paul, Minnesota
29		Jay Pandolfo	LW	L	45	2011	Winchester, Massachusetts
15		P. A. Parenteau	LW	R	37	2010	Hull, Quebec
		John Persson	LW	L	28	2011	Mora, Sweden
16		Marty Reasoner	C	L	43	2011	Honeoye Falls, New York
42		Dylan Reese	D	R	35	2010	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
		Blair Riley	RW	L	34	2012	Kamloops, British Columbia
24		Steve Staios (A)	D	R	47	2011	Hamilton, Ontario
2		Mark Streit (C)	D	L	42	2008	Englisberg, Switzerland
91		John Tavares (A)	C	L	29	2009	Mississauga, Ontario

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades Date Details June 25, 2011[14] To Tampa Bay Lightning Bruno Gervais To New York Islanders Future considerations June 28, 2011[15] To Vancouver Canucks 4th-round pick in 2012 To New York Islanders Christian Ehrhoff[lower-alpha 1] June 29, 2011[16] To Buffalo Sabres Christian Ehrhoff[lower-alpha 2] To New York Islanders 4th-round pick in 2012 July 28, 2011[17] To New Jersey Devils Trent Hunter Conditional pick in 2012[lower-alpha 3] To New York Islanders Brian Rolston September 9, 2011 [18] To Chicago Blackhawks David Toews To New York Islanders Future considerations February 27, 2012 [19] To Boston Bruins Mike Mottau Brian Rolston To New York Islanders Marc Cantin Yannick Riendeau March 20, 2012 [20] To Boston Bruins Future considerations To New York Islanders Yury Alexandrov Trade of negotiating rights to. Trade of negotiating rights to. Condition not satisfied. Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Marty Reasoner[21] Florida Panthers 2 years, $2.7 million Trevor Frischmon[22] Springfield Falcons 1 year, $615,000 Tim Wallace[23] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $700,000 Sean Backman[24] Texas Stars 1 year, $525,000 Steve Staios[25] Calgary Flames 1 year, $800,000 Jay Pandolfo[26] Springfield Falcons 1 year, $600,000 Mike Halmo[27] Owen Sound Attack 3 years; $2,592,500; entry-level contract John Grahame[28] Lake Erie Monsters 1 year, $525,000 Blair Riley[29] Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 year, $580,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Robin Figren[30] Linkopings HC 2 years Rob Hisey[31] Black Wings Linz 1 year Zenon Konopka[32] Ottawa Senators 1 year, $700,000 Nathan Lawson[33] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $525,000 Radek Martinek[34] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $2.2 million Jack Hillen[35] Nashville Predators 1 year, $650,000 Jesse Joensuu[36] HV71 undisclosed Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Blake Comeau[37] Calgary Flames November 25, 2011 Tim Wallace[38] Tampa Bay Lightning February 23, 2012 Lost via retirement Player Doug Weight[39] Player signings Player Date Contract terms Michael Grabner[40] May 13, 2011 5 years, $15 million Kyle Okposo[41] May 25, 2011 5 years, $14 million Anders Nilsson[42] May 27, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Casey Cizikas[43] May 31, 2011 3 years, $2.38 million entry-level contract Trevor Gillies[44] June 17, 2011 1 year, $625,000 Tomas Marcinko[45] June 27, 2011 1 year, $605,000 Kirill Kabanov[46] July 1, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Jeremy Colliton[47] July 14, 2011 1 year, $600,000 Micheal Haley[48] July 15, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Dylan Reese[48] July 15, 2011 1 year, $635,250 Ty Wishart[48] July 15, 2011 1 year, $803,250 Blake Comeau[49] August 2, 2011 1 year, $2.5 million John Tavares[50] September 15, 2011 6 years, $33 million contract extension Josh Bailey[51] September 16, 2011 2 years, $2.1 million Ryan Strome[52] October 4, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Frans Nielsen[53] February 8, 2012 4 years, $11 million contract extension Evgeni Nabokov[54] March 21, 2012 1 year, $2.75 million contract extension Brock Nelson[55] April 3, 2012 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract John Persson[56] May 29, 2012 3 years, $1.88 million entry-level contract Johan Sundstrom[57] June 11, 2012 3 years, $2.31 million entry-level contract Draft picks Main article: 2011 NHL Entry Draft Round Pick # Player Nationality Position Prior team Prior league 1 5 Ryan Strome  Canada C Niagara IceDogs OHL 2 34 Scott Mayfield  United States D Youngstown Phantoms USHL 2 50 (from Montreal) Johan Sundstrom  Sweden C Frolunda HC Elitserien 3 63 (from Colorado) Andrey Pedan  Russia D Guelph Storm OHL 4 95 Robbie Russo  United States D U.S. National Team Development Program USHL 5 125 John Persson  Sweden LW Red Deer Rebels WHL 5 127 (from Winnipeg) Brenden Kichton  Canada D Spokane Chiefs WHL 7 185 Mitchell Theoret  Canada C Niagara IceDogs OHL See also 2011–12 NHL season References National Hockey League (2010). 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Islanders Trade Gervais To Tampa Bay For Future Considerations Islanders Acquire Rights for Ehrhoff Islanders Trade Negotiating Rights for Ehrhoff to Buffalo Devils deal for Trent Hunter Blackhawks acquire David Toews ISLANDERS ACQUIRE RIENDEAU AND CANTIN FROM BOSTON Islanders acquire Alexandrov from Bruins Islanders Agree to Terms with Reasoner Islanders Agree to Terms with Frischmon Wallace Agrees To Terms On One-Year Deal Backman Agrees To Terms On Two-Way Contract Islanders Agree to Terms on One-Year Deal with Staios Islanders agree to terms on one-year deal with Pandolfo HALMO AGREES TO TERMS ON ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT GRAHAME AGREES TO TERMS FOR REMAINDER OF 2011-12 SEASON Riley Agrees To Terms On One-Year Deal "Robin Figren ready for LHC" (in Swedish). Linkopings HC. 2011-04-20. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-28. "Rob Hisey verstärkt Black Wings Sturm". Black Wings Linz. 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-06-28. Bulletin: Senators sign forward Zenon Konopka to a one-year contract Habs sign goalie Nathan Lawson to a one-year contract Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Defenseman Radek Martinek Preds Sign Defenseman Jack Hillen Islanders want to accelerate path back to playoffs Flames claim forward Blake Comeau Lightning claim Tim Wallace off waivers Weight announces retirement Islanders Agree To Terms With Michael Grabner Islanders agree to terms with Okposo Islanders Agree to Terms on Entry Level Contract with Nilsson Cizikas Agrees to Terms On Entry-Level Contract New York Islanders, Trevor Gillies agree on one-year deal June Transactions Islanders Agree to Terms on Entry Level Contract with Kabanov Colliton agrees to terms on one-year deal Isles' trio accept qualifying offers Comeau Agrees to Terms on One-Year Contract Tavares Agrees to Terms on Six-Year Deal In Before the Wire Islanders agree to terms with Strome ISLANDERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH NIELSEN ON FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION NABOKOV AGREES TO TERMS ON ONE-YEAR DEAL Nelson Agrees To Terms On Entry Level Contract Persson Agrees To Terms On Entry-Level Contract Sundstrom Agrees To Terms On ELC